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The five Olympic rings

The five rings represent the five continents respectively. The five Olympic rings are a whole. Asia is yellow, Africa is black, Europe is blue, and America is red and Oceania is green. The five rings represent the five continents of the world, and the five colors represent the people of different skin colors in the five continents. The five rings together represent that people from the five continents can get along well with each other.

The birth of the ring flag

In June 1914, the International Olympic Committee held its 16th Plenary Session in Paris. The closing day of the plenary session, June 23, happened to be the 20th anniversary of the first Olympic meeting convened by Coubertin at the Sorbonne in Paris to propose the revitalization of the ancient Olympic Games. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the birth of the Olympic Movement, Baron Coubertin, President of the International Olympic Committee, presented his masterpiece to the participating committee members - the International Olympic Committee flag, which consists of a white background and blue, yellow, A five-ring flag composed of black, green, and red rings.

Coubertin elaborated on the symbolic meaning of this flag: “The five rings of blue, yellow, black, green, and red represent the Olympic spirit. In addition, these six colors (including the white background) include the national flag colors of all countries in the world, with yellow and blue representing Sweden, blue and white representing Greece, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The three colors of Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Hungary are among them; yellow and red represent Spain, and the colors of Brazil, Australia, Japan, and China are also included. "It is obviously an international symbol." The plenary meeting sounded enthusiastic. The participants were filled with applause and were filled with admiration and joy at the form, color and meaning of this flag.

Later, five rings of different colors were used to explain the five Olympic rings.

Also known as the Olympic rings, from left to right they are sky blue, yellow, black, green and red. This logo was proposed by Coubertin for the first modern Olympic Games. The original design concept was that it could summarize the colors of the national flags of member states, but later there were other interpretations of these five colors. The "Olympic Review" (Issue 40) published by the International Olympic Committee in 1979 emphasized that the meaning of the five rings is "to symbolize the unity of the five continents. Athletes from all over the world compete in the Olympic Games with fair, frank competition and friendly spirit." Meet each other". It is a symbol of the five continents.

The origin story of the five Olympic rings

Speaking of the origin of the five rings, there was such an interesting story. The first torch relay was held at the 11th Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. The torch relay route started from Olympia, exited from northern Greece, passed through Austria along the Danube River, and finally entered Germany. In order to highlight this symbolic event, Karl Deem, chairman of the Olympic Organizing Committee, and his colleagues arranged the ancient Greek ruins they passed along the way almost exactly according to the scenes of the ancient Olympic Games. A special ceremony was held when the torch arrived at the ancient sports ground on Mount Parnassus in Delphi. At this time, Deem had a sudden idea and designed and engraved the five rings of the modern Olympic movement on the four sides of a rectangular stone about 3 feet high. The sign was placed at one end of the starting line of the ancient sports ground. After the ceremony, the torch continued its journey north, but the stone as a prop was left at the ancient sports ground.

Because very few people knew the true identity of this stone engraved with the five-ring symbol (later known as the "Dim Stone"), for a long time thereafter, it was regarded as "a stone with 3,000 Relics of the ancient Olympic Games with a history of 20 years.” This widely spread error was not pointed out by Greek officials at Delphi until the 1960s. In May 1972, the fake cultural relic was sent to another place in Delphi - the entrance to the Roman Forum.

In fact, the five-ring symbol of the modern Olympic movement was designed by Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics. Coubertin believed that the Olympic movement should have its own symbol, and this idea had been lingering in his mind for a long time. In 1913, he finally conceived and designed the five-ring logo and the Olympic flag with the five rings printed on a white background, intending to launch this logo on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee.

In June 1979, the International Olympic Committee officially announced the meaning of the flag and the five rings: According to the "Olympic Charter", the meaning of the Olympic flag and the five rings is: symbolizing the unity of the five continents and the Athletes from all over the world meet at the Olympic Games with fair, candid competition and a friendly spirit. The meaning of the Olympic rings logo and the picture of the five-ring logo

The five Olympic rings are also called the Olympic rings. They are sky blue, yellow, black, green and red from left to right. This logo was proposed by Coubertin for the first modern Olympic Games. The original design concept was that it could summarize the colors of the national flags of member states, but later there were other interpretations of these five colors. The "Olympic Review" (Issue 40) published by the International Olympic Committee in 1979 emphasized that the meaning of the five rings is "to symbolize the unity of the five continents. Athletes from all over the world compete in the Olympic Games with fair, frank competition and friendly spirit." Meet each other".

Dance of the Five Rings (Sculpture in front of the International Olympic Committee Olympic Museum)

The Olympic Movement has a series of unique and distinctive symbolic signs, such as the Olympic logo, motto, and Olympic flag , anthem, emblem, medals, mascots, etc. These symbols have rich cultural meanings and vividly reflect the value orientation and cultural connotation of the Olympic ideal. Today, with the continuous development and growth of the Olympic movement, the Olympic logo has become a household name around the world and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The Five Olympic Rings

The "Olympic Charter" stipulates that the property rights of the Olympic logo, Olympic flag, Olympic motto and Olympic anthem belong exclusively to the International Olympic Committee. The International Olympic Committee may take all appropriate measures to obtain legal protection for the Olympic symbols, flags, mottos and anthems at national and international levels. In order to strengthen the protection of Olympic intellectual property rights and Olympic symbols, and protect and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Olympic intellectual property rights and Olympic symbol rights holders, my country has successively promulgated the "Beijing Olympic Intellectual Property Protection Regulations" (Beijing Municipal Regulations on the Protection of Olympic Intellectual Property Rights on October 11, 2001) Government Order No. 85) and the "Regulations on the Protection of Olympic Symbols" (Promulgated by Order No. 345 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China on February 4, 2002).

The most widely circulated symbol in the world today is the five Olympic rings. With the development of the Olympic movement, it has become an image representative of the Olympic spirit and culture. Wherever the five rings "turn", the Olympic movement Wherever it takes root and blooms.

Speaking of the origin of the Five Rings, there was such an interesting story. The first torch relay was held at the 11th Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. The torch relay route started from Olympia, exited from northern Greece, passed through Austria along the Danube River, and finally entered Germany. In order to highlight this symbolic event, Carl Deem, chairman of the Olympic Games Organizing Committee, and his colleagues arranged the ancient Greek ruins they passed along the way almost exactly according to the scenes of the ancient Olympic Games. A special ceremony was held when the torch arrived at the ancient sports ground on Mount Parnassus in Delphi. At this time, Deem had a sudden idea to design and carve the five rings of the modern Olympic movement on the four sides of a rectangular stone about 3 feet high. The sign was placed at one end of the starting line of the ancient sports ground. After the ceremony, the torch continued its journey north, but the stone as a prop was left at the ancient sports ground.

Because very few people knew the true identity of this stone engraved with the five-ring symbol (later known as the "Dim Stone"), for a long time thereafter, it was regarded as "a stone with 3,000 Relics of the ancient Olympic Games with a history of 20 years.” This widely spread error was not pointed out by Greek officials at Delphi until the 1960s. In May 1972, the fake cultural relic was sent to another place in Delphi - the entrance to the Roman Forum.

In fact, the five-ring symbol of the modern Olympic movement was designed by Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics. Coubertin believed that the Olympic movement should have its own symbol, and this idea had been lingering in his mind for a long time. In 1913, he finally conceived and designed the five-ring logo and the Olympic flag with the five rings printed on a white background, intending to launch this logo on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee.

From June 15th to 23rd, 1914, the International Olympic Committee held its Congress at the Sorbonne Academy in Paris, France, and celebrated the 20th anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee. At the commemorative meeting, Coubertin happily showed everyone the five-ring logo he designed and a flag with the five rings printed on it, and suggested that they be used as the symbols of the Olympic movement. After listening to Coubertin's explanation of the five-ring symbol, the meeting decided to adopt the Olympic rings and the Olympic flag as the Olympic symbols.

The five Olympic rings logo is composed of five Olympic rings connected from left to right. It can be a single color or five colors: blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The initial explanation was that the five colors represented the colors of the national flags, and later the five rings of different colors were interpreted as symbols of the five continents. The International Olympic Committee chose five connected rings as its logo and chose the colors accordingly. The five rings represent the five continents: Oceania, Africa, America, Asia and Europe. A deeper meaning is that athletes from all over the world gather at the Olympic Games.

The plain white background symbolizes peace.

The five colors from left to right are: blue, black, and red at the top, yellow and green at the bottom.

The five Olympic rings represent the five continents. Yellow is Asia, black is Africa, blue is Europe, red is America, and green is Oceania. The five interlocking rings symbolize the unity of the people of the five continents and invigorate the Olympic spirit!

The Olympic flag is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide, with a white background, symbolizing purity. The five rings of blue, yellow, black, green and red are interlocking. In 1914, the Olympic flag was hoisted for the first time at the Olympic Games in Paris. In 1920, the Olympic flag flew for the first time at the Antwerp Summer Olympics Stadium. After the Olympic Games, the Belgian Olympic Committee presented the same flag to the International Olympic Committee, which was flown during the Olympic Games and later customized. This flag was transferred to the previous host city at the opening ceremony of the previous Olympic Games and kept by the host city during the competition. Only substitutes will be hung on the main sports field. In 1952, the City of Oslo presented the Winter Olympics flag to the International Olympic Committee. The handover, preservation and use methods are the same as those for the Summer Olympics.

In June 1979, the International Olympic Committee officially announced the meaning of the flag and the five rings: According to the "Olympic Charter", the meaning of the Olympic flag and the five rings is: symbolizing the unity of the five continents and the Athletes from all over the world.