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The Olympic flag is
Olympic Games
The flag used;
Aspect ratio: 3:5;
Rectangular in shape, the center of the flag is composed of 5 overlapping circles of the same size (
Olympic ring
) composition of
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In 1913, the Olympic flag was chosen at the suggestion of Pierre de Coubertin and displayed in public for the first time.
It was first raised at the 1914 Olympic Plenum in Paris to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the revival of the Olympic Games
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In 1920, after the end of the Antwerp Olympic Games, it became the official flag
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. In 2010, with the approval of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board, the official version of the Olympic Rings reverted to their original, seamless interlaced design
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.
The five rings of the Olympic flag: Symbolizing the five continents, the background color of the flag is white, meaning that all countries can compete under their own flag without exception
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- Chinese name
- Olympic flag
- Foreign name
- Olympic flag
- alias
- Five-ring flag
- Service time
- 1914 -
- Pattern style
- Five rings
- Color composition
- Blue, yellow, black, green, red, white
- Aspect ratio
- 3:5
- Use tissue
- International Olympic Committee
The Olympic symbol was raised at the 1920 Games in Antwerp
It was first raised at the 1914 Olympic Plenum in Paris to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the revival of the Olympic Games
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,
Coubertin
Explains his design ideas for the logo
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In 1920, after the Antwerp Games, the Belgian National Olympic Committee presented the flag used by the General Assembly to the International Olympic Committee and became the official flag of the Games
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In 1957, the IOC officially approved a specific version of the Olympic Ring, intersecting with Coubertin's ring only slightly differently.
In 1986, the IOC Graphic Standard for the Olympic Flag included an official version of the description of how to make a ring with space.
In 2010, with the approval of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board, the official version of the Olympic Rings reverted to their original, seamless interlaced design
[2]
.
Olympic flag
Aspect ratio: 3:5;
Rectangular in shape, the center of the flag is composed of 5 overlapping circles of the same size (
Olympic ring
) composition of
; The rings are interlocked from left to right, and the whole shape is a regular trapezoid with a small bottom
[8]
. When the Olympic flag is used in five-colour versions, the colours are blue, yellow, black, green and red from left to right. The rings crisscross from left to right. Copy from the graph below, with blue, black and red rings at the top and yellow and green rings at the bottom.
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Olympic flag
The five rings of the Olympic Flag: blue, yellow, green, red and black, symbolizing the five continents of the world that recognize the Olympic Movement and are ready to participate in the Olympic Games, the sixth color white: the base color of the flag, meaning that all countries can participate in the competition under their own flag
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. "
The Olympic symbol expresses the vitality of the Olympic Movement, representing the federations of the five continents and the gathering of athletes from all over the world at the Olympic Games
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" (Article 8 of the Olympic Charter)
All rights in the Olympic property and the use thereof belong exclusively to the IOC, including but not limited to any use for profit-making, commercial or advertising purposes.
Olympic symbols and Olympic property may only be used with the prior express written consent of the IOC.
The Olympic Charter provides direction for the use of the Olympic symbol by the Olympic Movement and its authorized stakeholders. The Olympic Charter aims to preserve the integrity and authority of the Olympic symbol while ensuring its visibility and inclusiveness
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The Great Wall of Badaling, China, welcomes the Olympic flag
Athletes and hundreds of young people who participated in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics greet the Olympic flag at the Badaling Great Wall on Feb 27, 2018. With the flag handed over to Yanqing youth hands. After the conclusion of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the Olympic flag arrived in Beijing after the first stop
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Pierre de Coubertin
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Auction of the original design of the flag
On July 26, 2020, the original design of the Olympic flag by Pierre de Coubertin was sold at auction in Cannes for 185,000 euros. The original design of the Olympic flag is drawn with graphite and gouache on white paper, the size of which is 21×27.5 cm. In the middle of the white paper, a pattern of five rings was drawn
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