What do the Olympic rings mean? Easily explained
The Olympic rings for the Olympic Games appear every four years, but very few people know the meaning of the rings. You can find out what this is about in this article.
The meaning of the Olympic rings simply explained
- The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1894. The symbol of the five intertwined rings has only existed since 1913. The rings are blue, black, red, yellow and green.
- A transparent background is often chosen for logos, which usually appears white in the illustration. The background of the Olympic rings is deliberately white.
- The colored rings represent the five continents America, Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania. However, no color explicitly stands for a continent.
- At least one of the colors used appears in almost every country flag, so that every country should be reflected in the logo. The interlacing of the rings is intended to symbolize the community of the five continents.
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