Every four years, the Olympic rings appear at the Olympic Games – but very few people know the meaning of the rings on a white background.
Meaning of the Olympic Rings
The Olympic Games are a major, important sporting event for the whole world every four years. But what does the logo with the five differently colored rings on a white background actually mean?
- The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896. However, a logo was not designed and presented until 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the International Olympic Committee.
- However, the symbol of the five intertwined rings in blue, black, red, yellow and green was not officially introduced until the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp.
- Other logos often have a transparent background, which usually appears white. The white background of the Olympic rings is deliberately chosen to represent neutrality and peace.
- According to the official Olympic Games handbook in 1951, each color represented a continent: blue for Europe, yellow for Asia, black for Africa, green for Australia and red for America. However, it is not known whether Coubertin really had this meaning in mind, so this entry was removed from the Olympic handbook.
- At least one of the colors used appears in almost every country's flag, so every country should be reflected in the logo.
- The intertwining of the rings is intended to symbolize the community of the five continents and the coming together of athletes from all countries.
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