Why are the Olympic rings interlocked?
Why are the Olympic rings interlocked? History of the Olympic Rings The interlocking rings of the Olympic flag was created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the co-founder of the modern Olympic games. The five rings represented the five participating continents of the time: Africa, Asia, America, Europe, and Oceania. Do Olympic rings interlock? The rings are five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green and red on a white field, known as the "Olympic rings". According to Coubertin, the colours of the rings together with the white of the background included the colours composing every competing country's flag at the...