olympic symbols

According to the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic rings represent the universality of the games based on the idea that at least one of the five colors of the Olympic flag are flags all over the world.

However, the idea that each ring and its color represent one of the five continents is still very popular, even though the IOC rejected.

The Olympic flag is 2:3 ratio, and its use is strictly regulated by the International Olympic Committee, like the rings.
The Olympic flag is hoisted in all the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Antwerp since 1920. Summer, from the 1988 Seoul Olympics to date.



The Olympic Flame or Olympic Fire is a symbol of the Olympic Games, and evokes the legend of Prometheus, who had stolen fire from Zeus to give it to mortals.





Olympic Creed:

"The most important of the Olympic Games is not winning but competing, and most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. Thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well"



The Olympic motto:  "Citius, Altius, Fortius" is a Latin phrase meaning "Faster, Higher, Stronger"

The Olympic Oath was written by Baron de Coubertin and is as follows:

"In the name of all competitors I promise that we will participate in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern it, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honor of our teams."