What is the significance of olympic rings

The five colors were chosen because at the time when Coubertin first designed the rings, at least one of those five colors including the white background of the flag , appeared on the national flag of each country participating in the Olympics.

Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to NJ. Katherine Rodriguez can be reached at krodriguez njadvancemedia. The interlocking rings of the Olympic flag was created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the co-founder of the modern Olympic games. The five rings represented the five participating continents of the time: Africa, Asia, America, Europe, and Oceania. This is what the inventor, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, had to say about his Olympic symbol in Yet, there is no greater symbol for the event than the Olympic rings.

But how did they come to be? With less than two weeks until the Tokyo Olympics commence, here is a quick crash course on the origins, meaning and history of the Olympic rings:.

Pierre de Coubertin, a French historian and founder of the International Olympic Committee, created the rings in Traditionally, they appear in five different colors on a white background though they can also be displayed individually or as a singular color. The colors of the Olympic rings from left to right are blue, yellow, black, green and red.

Each of the Olympic rings is equal in dimension. The connection of the rings was designed to embody a unified world.

Not only do they represent the union of continents but the meeting of athletes from around the world at the Olympic Games. They also signify a bond created by the shared goals of Olympism, which are highlighted in the Olympic Charter.