What do the colors of the olimpic circles stand for??
Do they stand for the nations that compete in the olympics? or are they just there for decoration?
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The 5 continents: N America, S America, Europe, Africa and Asia (including Australia and NZ). Next games: 2008 Beijing, China.Why isn't smarmy Lord Coe on TV any more?
These five intertwined rings represent the unity of five continents (the Americas are considered one continent). They appear in five colors on a white field on the Olympic Flag. These colors, white (for the field), red, blue, green, yellow, and black were chosen such that each nation had at least one of these colors in its national flag. The flag was adopted in 1914, but the first Games at which it was flown were Antwerp, 1920. It is hoisted at each celebration of the Games.What work outs are good for a sprinter, w/2 months left before track and field starts?
The Olympic Rings are the symbols of the five continents. the reason that they're interlocked rings is to show the unity of the continents. The emblem was originally designed in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, but gained widespread popularity due to its promotion by Nazi Germany. The 6 colours -blue, yellow, black, green,red and white(on the field)- are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.the Olympic symbol represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games. However, no continent is represented by any specific ring. Though colourful explanations about the symbolism of the coloured rings exist, the only connection between the rings and the continents is that the number five refers to the number of continents. Of course, in this scheme, the Americas are viewed as a single continent, and Antarctica is omittedI am watching figure skating right now and i want to know kwho?
Look ten questions down in "olympics" category for the correct answer. The colors are in all the flags of the world. "Continents" is erroneous.Also, you may want to search for already asked questions before asking next time - this one has been asked dozens of times.
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