Coubertin explained his design in 1931 A white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre blue, yellow, black, green and red .is symbolic it represents the five inhabited continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colors are those that appear on all the national flags of the world
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The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions, used alone, in one or in five different colors, which are, from left to right, blue, yellow, black, green and red. The Olympic symbol (the Olympic rings) expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.
Website's :
Global.britannica.com/EDChecked/ & www.pe04:com/olympic/olympia/ & www.Ushistory.org/civ/5h.asp & www.infoplease.com/spot/olympicstimeline & www.history.com/topics/olympicgames & kiat.net/olympics/history/ & www.enchantealearning.com/olympics/ & www.historyforkids.orgllearn/greeks/games/olympics.htm#! &
The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions, used alone, in one or in five different colors, which are, from left to right, blue, yellow, black, green and red. The Olympic symbol (the Olympic rings) expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.
Website's :
Global.britannica.com/EDChecked/ & www.pe04:com/olympic/olympia/ & www.Ushistory.org/civ/5h.asp & www.infoplease.com/spot/olympicstimeline & www.history.com/topics/olympicgames & kiat.net/olympics/history/ & www.enchantealearning.com/olympics/ & www.historyforkids.orgllearn/greeks/games/olympics.htm#! &