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 The
Olympic flag has five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black,
green, and red) on a white background. The rings of the
Olympic flag represent the
five parts of the world that were joined together in the
Olympic movement: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and
Europe.
Pierre de Fredy, Baron de Coubertin (1863-1937), a French
educator and sportsman, revived the Olympic Games in 1896; the
all-male 1896 games were held in Athens, Greece. Baron de
Coubertin designed the Olympic flag in 1913-1914.
The Olympic flag was first used in the 1920 Olympic Games in
Antwerp, Belgium. The Olympic flag is paraded during the
opening ceremony of each Olympic Games. This ceremony adds an
additional layer of symbolism to the Olympic flag.
Traditionally, eight people carry in the Olympic flag. Five of
these Olympic flag bearers represent the continents, while the
other three Olympic flag bearers stand for the Olympic ideals of sport,
environment, and culture. At the end of an Olympics, the
mayor of the host-city presents the Olympic flag to the mayor
of the next host-city. The Olympic flag will remain in the
town hall of the next host-city until the next Olympic Games,
four years later.
You can buy the Olympic flag at many websites. Some also
have the Olympic flag for different countries. Most
people easily recognize the Olympic flag, because of its
design aspects. The Olympic flag is simple, yet
symbolic. |
