What do the 5 Olympic rings stand for?
The olympic rings, which stand as the symbol for the olympics as a whole, represent the activity of the olympic movement and the union of five continents and athletes from across the world at the global event. Those five continents are america (combining north and south), africa, asia, europe and oceania. The colors,red, black, blue, green and yellow of the rings on the olympic flag represents at least one color of each county’s national flag on the planet. However, the rings stand for unity of the 5 inhabited continents of the world, africa, americas, europe, asia, and oceans.Unity Message: The five rings together represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from around the world at the Olympic Games. White Background: Symbolizes peace and universality. No Purple: Purple has never been a part of the Olympic colour scheme.
Why are there 5 rings and not 7?
The Olympic rings, which stand as the symbol for the Olympics as a whole, represent the activity of the Olympic Movement and the union of five continents and athletes from across the world at the global event. Those five continents are America (combining North and South), Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Africa, the missing ring of the Olympics. The continent has never hosted Olympic Games since their resurrection in 1896.