Olympic Flag

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The Olympic motto is: “Citius, Altius, Fortius”, which in Latin means "Faster, Higher, Stronger". It was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin upon the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894. The motto was introduced in 1924 at the Olympic Games in Paris.

A more informal but well-known motto, also introduced by Coubertin, is "The most important thing is not to win but to take part!"

The rings are five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field, known as the "Olympic rings". The symbol was designed in 1912 by de Coubertin. He wanted the rings to represent the five participating regions: Africa, Asia, America, Oceania and Europe. According to Coubertin, the colours of the rings together with the white of the background included the colours composing every competing nation's flag at the time.