Olympic rings bring peoples and continents closer

No, probably on Earth, a person who does not know that the logo in the form of five multi-colored intertwined rings is the emblem of the Olympic Games. But that's what they specifically symbolize and why exactly such flowers, not everyone will say. And not everyone knows when the Olympic rings first appeared in games.

Today, the main symbol of the Olympics has acquired extraordinary popularity, its image, especially in the year of direct games, can be seen almost everywhere. Summer alternates with winter games, the venue is constantly changing, but only the emblem of contests-the Olympic Rings-remains unchanged.

A bit of history

As you know, the founder of the modern Olympic Games is Pierre de Coubertin. Thanks to his tireless energy, the revival of ancient sporting events took place . He also owns the idea of the main symbol of these competitions. For the first time Olympic rings were presented to the general public in August 1912, approved as a symbol they were in 1914, and their official debut took place in 1920 at the games in Belgium.

The emblem of the most popular sports tournament in the world is five rings of different colors on a white background, which are intertwined and placed in two rows. And in the Charter of Games it is strictly stipulated which colors and in what order they should be placed in each row.

Introducing the invented symbol, de Coubertin said that the Olympic Rings symbolize the five parts of the world, taking part in the games and united by a common sports spirit. Games are a sporting event of an international scale, it is allowed to participate in all countries of all continents.

Colors are not subject to change

Olympic rings have the following colors : green, yellow, blue, black and red. They represent Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Australia. Moreover, both the Americas - North and South - act as one whole, while the Arctic and Antarctic (for obvious reasons) are not on this list.

Initially, the binding of colors to certain parts of the world was not, officially it is not even now. But it is interesting that at least one of the five colors is necessarily present on the national flag of each participating country of the Olympiad.

The International Olympic Committee has developed a special code, which strictly stipulates the use of the symbols of the World Games, and no one is allowed to violate it. It precisely indicates the order of placement of the rings: the upper row consists of three - blue, black and red colors; Yellow and green make up the bottom row. Even when the Olympic rings are depicted against a dark background, black should remain the same color.

More than a century has passed since the emergence of the emblem, all this time it remains a symbol of the main sport competition of mankind. Athletes from all over the world are eager to take part and win medals. After all the winner receives together with a gold medal the lifelong honorary title of the Olympic champion.