The five Olympic rings are one of the most recognized symbols in the world and were designed in 1913 by Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. The five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white background, represent the union of the five inhabited continents of the world: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, and the meeting of athletes from around the world at the Olympic Games. Contrary to a popular myth, each color does not correspond to a specific continent; instead, Coubertin chose the six colors including the white background because at least one of those colors appears on the national flag of every country in the world at the time, symbolizing universality and inclusion. The interlocking design represents unity, continuity, and the interconnectedness of the Olympic movement, where athletes from different nations compete together in friendship. The rings were first used on the Olympic flag in 1914 and debuted at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Olympics after World War I, and today they are protected as a trademark and used as a powerful emblem of peace, sportsmanship, and global cooperation that transcends politics, language, and culture.
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