The Colours of the Olympic Rings are Significant

[Yumi]

Many people know that each of the world-famous Olympic rings represents one of the five continents of the world. However, the rings were designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertein in 1912, and he stated that, together with the white background, their colours also represented the flags of every nation competing at that year’s event.

 

[Muichiro.T]

Sure, the Olympic rings, designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1912, not only stand for the five continents but their colors plus the white background also covered the flags of all nations competing back then—pretty cool, right?