Olympic Interlocking Rings
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Olympic interlocking rings. The rings are five interlocking rings coloured blue yellow black green and red on a white field known as the olympic rings. This article inspects what the olympic rings stand for. The five interlocking olympics rings of the olympic symbol have been around for over 100 years but they stand for the timeless value of unity. According to coubertin the colours of the rings together with the white of the.
Europe asia africa the americas and oceania. These symbols are the. Based on a design first created by pierre de coubertin the olympic rings remain a global representation of the olympic movement and its activity. The symbol of the international olympic committee consisting of 5 interlocking rings the symbol of the international paralympic committee consisting of 3 taigeuks or the symbol of the pan american sports organization consisting of a torch surrounded by concentric rings.
The rings can be reproduced in a solid version for single color reproduction in blue yellow black green red white gray gold silver or bronze or an interlocking version interlaced from. A giant set of olympic rings installed off tokyo s waterfront was towed away for inspections and maintenance thursday after coronavirus forced the year long postponement of the 2020 games. The symbol of the olympic games is composed of five interlocking rings colored blue yellow black green and red on a white field. The symbol was origin.
He appears to have intended the rings to represent the five continents. The rings are composed of five interlocking rings colored blue yellow black green and red on a white field known as the olympic rings. The olympic symbol widely known throughout the world as the olympic rings is the visual ambassador of olympism for billions of people. Five rings were chosen to symbolize the olympics because its sports competitors come from 5 continents.
The colors of the rings represent the flags of the countries. Giant olympic rings in tokyo towed away for maintenance the 69 ton interlocking rings went up off the odaiba bay area at the beginning of the year as the city began the final countdown to the.