Olympic flag symbols. The width to length ratio of the flag is 23in 1914 when the international olympic committee ioc held its 20th anniversary meeting in flag consisting of a white field bearing five equal interlocking rings of blue dark yellow black green and red with separations wherever two rings intersect. The five olympic rings are depicted on a white background to form the olympic flag. The five colours blue yellow black green and red are the five most used colours on national flags. This design is symbolic.
It represents the five continents of the world united by olympism while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time. The symbol was officially adopted in 1914 and first used in 1920. The olympic flag has a white background with five interlaced rings in the centre. The olympic flag which flies in the main stadium and all other venues of the games is white with five interlaced rings in the center.
The olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions the olympic rings used alone in one or in five different colours. The olympic symbols are icons flags and symbols used by the international olympic committee to promote the olympic games. The symbol of the olympic games is composed of five interlocking rings colored blue yellow black green and red on a white field. Africa the americas asia europe and oceania.
The logo debuted in 1914 and the rings were meant to represent the five continents that participated in the games. When used in its five colour version these colours shall be from left to right blue yellow black green and red. Olympic symbols is within the scope of the heraldry and vexillology wikiproject a collaborative effort to improve wikipedias coverage of heraldry and vexillology. The rings are blue yellow black green and red with the blue ring high on he left nearest the flag pole.