Olympic Rings Symbol | History, Meaning, and Official Design #174007 (License: Personal Use)

The Olympic rings consist of five interlocking rings-blue, yellow, black, green, and red-set against a white or light gray background, symbolizing the union of the five inhabited continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games. Designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1912, the rings were first used at the 1920 Antwerp Games and have since become one of the most recognized symbols globally. The colors were chosen because at least one of them appeared on every national flag at the time of creation.

This image is commonly used on sports news sites, Olympic event pages, educational resources about the Olympics, and official IOC communications; it serves users seeking visual identification, historical context, or symbolic explanation of the Games.