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THE
OLYMPIC SYMBOL - FLAG - MOTTO
THE
OLYMPIC SYMBOL
 Designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the Olympic symbol (the rings)
represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes
from throughout the world at the Olympic Games in a spirit of fair
competition and good friendship. The symbol consists of five
interlocking rings: blue, black and red on the top; yellow and green on
the bottom. At least one of the colours of the Olympic symbol can be
found in the flags of each country in the world. Contrary to popular
belief, the colours do not represent the continents. Of the Olympic
symbol, Baron Pierre de Coubertin said, “these five circles stand for
the five regions on Earth that reconcile with Olympism. It is an
authentic Olympic symbol”.
THE
OLYMPIC
FLAG
The Olympic flag has a white background with no border. The Olympic
symbol is centred and is in colour. The Olympic flag was unveiled by
Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1913 and was adopted by the International
Olympic Committee at the Congress of Paris in 1914. It was first used at
the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games.
THE
OLYMPIC MOTTO
The Olympic Motto is “Citius. Altius. Fortius.” and means
“Faster. Higher. Stronger.” It expresses the message which the IOC
addresses to all who belong to the Olympic Movement, inviting them to
excel in accordance with the Olympic spirit. The motto was conceived by
Father Henri Didon, an educator and friend of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
It was adopted as the motto at the 1894 Congress which created the
International Olympic Committee.
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