What does the Olympic rings stand for?
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The symbol of five intertwined rings was originally designed in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, but gained widespread popularity due to its promotion by Nazi Germany. Upon its initial introduction, de Coubertin stated the following in the August, 1913 edition of Revue Olympique:\n\nThe emblem chosen to illustrate and represent the world Congress of 1914 ...: five intertwined rings in different colours - blue, yellow, black, green, red - are placed on the white field of the paper. These five rings represent the five parts of the world which now are won over to Olympism and willing to accept healthy competition. \n\nMoreover, the six colours thus combined reproduce those of all the nations without exception. The blue and yellow of Sweden, the blue and white of Argentina, the French, British, American, German, Belgian, Italian, and Hungarian tricolours, the yellow and red of Spain lie next to the new Brazilian and Australian flags, and the old Japan and the young China. This is really an international emblem. \n\n\n\nSome commonly say that the five rings stand for the five continents but what the man who designed it says would be more apt.
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Host cities of the Modern Olympic Games\n\n1896 - 1st Olympiad - Athens, Greece\n1900 - 2nd Olympiad - Paris, France\n1904 - 3rd Olympiad - St. Louis, Missouri, USA\n1906 - 3rd Olympiad, year 3 - Athens, Greece (sometimes called the "interim Games")\n1908 - 4th Olympiad - London, England\n1912 - 5th Olympiad - Stockholm, Sweden\n1916 - 6th Olympiad - Cancelled - World War I (Scheduled for Berlin, Germany)\n1920 - 7th Olympiad - Antwerp, Belgium\n1924 - 8th Olympiad - Paris, France\n1928 - 9th Olympiad - Amsterdam, The Netherlands\n1932 - 10th Olympiad - Los Angeles, California, USA\n1936 - 11th Olympiad - Berlin, Germany\n1940 - 12th Olympiad - Cancelled, World War II (Scheduled for Tokyo, Japan. Then re-scheduled for Helsinki, Finland & cancelled a 2nd time)\n1944 - 13th Olympiad - Cancelled, World War II (London considered, but war continued)\n1948 - 14th Olympiad - London, England\n1952 - 15th Olympiad - Helsinki, Finland\n1956 - 16th Olympiad - Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (Horses were not permitted to be imported into Australia so the Equestrian events were in Stockholm)\n1960 - 17th Olympiad - Rome, Italy\n1964 - 18th Olympiad - Tokyo, Japan\n1968 - 19th Olympiad - Mexico City, Mexico\n1972 - 20th Olympiad - Munich, Germany\n1976 - 21st Olympiad - Montreal, Canada\n1980 - 22nd Olympiad - Moscow, Soviet Union (USSR)\n1984 - 23rd Olympiad - Los Angeles, California, USA\n1988 - 24th Olympiad - Seoul, South Korea\n1992 - 25th Olympiad - Barcelona, Spain\n1996 - 26th Olympiad - Atlanta, Georgia, USA\n2000 - 27th Olympiad - Sydney, Australia\n2004 - 28th Olympiad - Athens, Greece\n2008 - 29th Olympiad - Beijing, China\n2012 - 30th Olympiad - London, England\n2016 - 31st Olympiad - to be selected by the International Olympic Committee
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http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=HB\n\nIt's an olympic sport lol
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they usally do have the souvenirs, if you go to the usa olympic web page (or whatever country) you can get the information you need.
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The colors on various countries flags come from the 5 rings on the Olympic flag, blue, black, red, yellow and green.  These colors represent the five continents that participate in the games.Blue representing Europe, Black representing Africa, Red representing America, Yellow representing Asia and Green representing Australia(Oceania). Every country has at least one of these colors.
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in 12 hours they will ring at the same time.  See if you can understand my drawing here:\n1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12\n. r . r . r . r . r   .  r \n. . r . . r . . r .   .  r\n. . . r . . . r . .   .  r\n\nThe . symbolises an hour without a ring and the r stands for ring.\n\n\n\nEDIT:\nSorry the spacing didn't work out so well when I posted it, but you get the idea I hope!
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2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games\n\nGold - Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Horizontal Bar \nSilver - Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Rings \nSilver - Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Team Event
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Its a ring its from clash of the titans
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the reason why they call it winter olympics is because of the figure skating, snowboarding, skiing, curling, and luge. They have to have it in the winter so the snowboarders and skiers have snow. And those are sports in the winter and for example, they take the best winter athlete's out of the X Games and put them in the winter olmpics and put them in the country they were born in,that shound explain why they call it the winter olympics.
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necklace or a braclet but not a ring. rings stand for comentment.
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The name ring is an atavism from when contests were fought in a roughly drawn circle on the ground, the name ring continued with the Jack Broughton rules (1743) specifying a small circle in the centre of the fight area where the boxers met at the start of each round. The first square ring was introduced by the Pugilistic Society in 1838, the ring was specified as 24 feet square and bound by two ropes.
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promise ring: to promise to be committed in a serious relationship\n\nthe engagement ring: token of love and as a pledge of eternal togetherness\n\n\nthe wedding band:they symbolize their commitment to the relationship
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Beginning in 1934, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) introduced the Olympic flame with the idea that it would enrich the games. The torch-relay, starting with the flame lighting at ancient Olympia and arriving at the hosting city, would be a strong link between the ancient Olympic sites and the modern Olympic cities. The flame symbolizes the purity which embodies the eternal youth of the Olympic philosophy. The universal symbol of the flame would lead all competitors to understand that it is necessary to work towards the lasting unity of mankind.
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The origin of the ring was to prevent interference from outsiders! In the 1800's fans would punch fighters. See the movie far and Away with tom cruise and nicole Kidman for a portayal of this.\n\nThe square ring allowed for better viewing and safe distances.\n\nhowever, i do have a picture of a round ring that was used on a ship during the WWII era. Most arenas are set up for basketball and hockey so the Square ring is best. It also allows for 3 judges and a ring announcer like Jim Lamply at HBO to have a full but different view!\n\nhope that helped and continue to enjoy the Sweet Science!\n\nDe La hoya Mayorga should be great!
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The total gold medal count for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2004 (excluding the 1906 games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee as official.)\n\n\nSummer- 896 \nWinter - 78
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http://www.centennialpark.com/about/features.html\n\n23 FLAG POLES\n\nIt's the focus of a vast paved plaza bordered by 23 flags honoring all the host countries of the modern Games. :-)
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Wasn't originally made in Japan?\n\nNever mind, it wasprobably the Ring