2006-08-24 03:21:36 · 6 answers · asked by swami 1 in Sports ➔ Olympics
• Blue representing Europe
• Black representing Africa
• Red representing America
• Yellow representing Asia
• Green representing Australia (Oceania)
2006-08-24 03:29:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Represent each of the continents that compete.
"Each of the five Olympic rings is a different color. Together, they represent the five inhabited continents, although no particular ring is meant to represent any specific continent. (The Americas are treated as one continent.) The rings are interlaced to represent the idea that the Olympics are universal, bringing athletes from the entire world together.
The Olympic flag places the Olympic rings on a white background. As every national flag in the world contains at least one of the flag's six colors (black, blue, green, red, yellow, white), this further symbolizes the universality of the Olympics.
The Olympic rings and flag were designed by de Coubertin after the 1912 Games in Stockholm. Those Games were the first to include athletes from all five continents. The rings were going to be used in the 1916 Games, but those games were cancelled because of World War I, so the rings made their debut in the 1920 Games in Antwerp, Belgium."
2006-08-24 03:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by Rockin' Mel S 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ok, let's get this straight:
The colors DO NOT represent the continents, the colors (including the white background of the Olympic flag) represent the colors of the flags of all nations
The rings represent the continents that participate in Olympic competition.
North America
South America
Africa
Asia (Including Australia)
Europe
Antarctica has never sent an athlete, not even a penguin, to compete....
2006-08-24 10:37:52 · answer #3 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after a similar design on an artifact from ancient Greece. The five rings represent the five major regions of the world: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Every national flag in the world includes at least one of the five colors, which are (from left to right) blue, yellow, black, green, and red. the colors of the rings are linked with the different continents
2006-08-25 07:16:56 · answer #4 · answered by moglie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_rings
5 rings for 5 continents
Blue
Yellow
Green
Red
Black
2006-08-24 03:27:34 · answer #5 · answered by Roonal.18™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blue, black, ,red ,
yellow ,green
2006-08-24 03:24:25 · answer #6 · answered by Mark W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋