Today, there are seven official versions of the Olympic rings. “The Olympic symbol expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.” (Olympic Charter, Rule 8)
The rings are interlaced from left to right the blue, black and red rings are situated at the top, the yellow and green rings at the bottom in accordance with the following graphic reproduction.” (Olympic Charter, Rule 8) When used in its five-colour version, these colours shall be, from left to right, blue, yellow, black, green and red. “The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions (the Olympic rings), used alone, in one or in five different colours. The Olympic symbol – widely known throughout the world as the Olympic rings – is the visual ambassador of olympism for billions of people.īased on a design first created by Pierre de Coubertin, the Olympic rings remain a global representation of the Olympic Movement and its activity.
