Olympic Symbols and Flag

According to the United States Olympic Committee: "The five colors of the rings blue, black and red (top) and yellow and green (bottom) were chosen since one of these colors can be found in the flag of each competing nation

A regular person cannot purchase an Olympic torch. You can buy an Olympic torch replica on Amazon or Ebay. If you participate in the Olympics, you will be offered a chance to purchase an Olympic torch,

The five rings of the Olympic flag represent the five major continents of the world, linked together in friendship.

White

my bum hole hahahahahahahaha I LIKE WILLYS

about 8,000 people will carry the torch...

20

by the sun

There are five rings and each one is a different color. Those colors are black, yellow, green, red, and blue.
blue,white,red

The first line on the top of the olympic rins is blue, black and red then the bottom line is yellow then green. The order of them is blue, yellow, black, green and red.

i think it was Cathy freeman?

totally correct. Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman (thats her fullname), otherwise known as Cathy Freeman lit the Olympic flame in the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics.

It originally represented the 5 continents that took part in the Olympics but modern theories include th Olympic values, friendship respect, etc. Hope I've helped

The five continents include the following: Asia, America, Africa, Europe, Oceana

Yes, if you are speaking about the flame that the Torchbearers are carrying. This is lit from the cauldron in Greece and next progresses on the relay.

If by chance the flames goes out due to wind, stumble or ? there is always a backup flame (usually carried next to the Torchbearer) to relight the flame. Typically an Olympic Torch Relay representative is nearby in case this happens.

The 5 continents are: America (Both north and South), Europe, Asia, Africa & Australasia!

And the 7th continent, Antarctica, has no indigenous people so they are not included. You will not see an athlete at the Olympics representing Antarctica or a country within Antarctica.

The Olympic torch is part of a tradition going back thousands of years to the original Greek Olympics; it symbolizes the blessing of Apollo, the sun god (the Olympic flame is first ignited with sunlight, using a concave mirror to focus the light). We no longer worship Apollo, but we still light the torch.

The five different coloured circles simply represent the five continents that were involved in the Olympics at the time of its creation. Of course, there are a lot more participants now. However the logo has not changed.

The designer of the emblem said, "These five rings represent the five parts of the world which now are won over to Olympism and willing to accept healthy competition."

the 20th of July

answer brought to you by Alicia Sullivan London, Sunbury, England, Earth

During the Ancient Olympic Games, a sacred flame was lit from the sun's rays at Olympia, and stayed lit until the Games were completed. This flame represented the "endeavor for protection and struggle for victory." It was first introduced into our Modern Olympics at the 1928 Amsterdam Games. Since then, the flame has come to symbolize "the light of spirit, knowledge, and life."

yes it is and i styole it

No. If you use it without permission, the International Olympic Committee will send a squad of assassins to ensure that you do not repeat your mistake.

the olympic torch relay takes place in the United kingdom

Yes, I have found a reliable web page where you can copy, paste, and print pictures. Here is the URL:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Olympic_Rings.svg/800px-Olympic_Rings.svg.png

The Olympic Flag was created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

The torch is triangular in shape - a first for Olympictorches, which are traditionally cylindrical.

The five interlocking rings represent five continents or major geographical areas of the world. The five main regions: Africa, the Americas (North and South America are combined), Asia, Europe and Oceania.

While the 5 rings do represent the 5 continents, the colors do not correspond to a continent. In terms of the colors (the 5 colors of the rings and the white background) the colors were chosen because at least one of those colors appears on every country's flag in the world i.e Every flag of a country participating in the Olympics includes at least one of the following colors: blue, black, red, yellow, and green.