Which continent does the yellow Olympic ring stand for?

The Olympic symbols are icons, flags, and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to elevate the Olympic Games.

Some—such as the flame, fanfare, and theme—are more commonly used during Olympic competition, but others, such as the flags, can be seen throughout the years. The Olympic flag was created under the guidance of Baron de Coubertin in 1913 and was released in 1914. It was first hoisted in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium at the 1920 Summer Olympics in the main stadium. The five rings represent the five continents of the world: Yellow - Asia, Red - America, Blue - Europe, Green- Australia, Black - Africa.

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David Colloby

I am surprised that the flag has not been condemned as being racist

Julie Allen

Before 1951, the blue ring represented Europe, the red the Americas, the yellow Asia, the black Africa, and the green, Australia and Oceania. However, that was thrown out after the IOC found there was no evidence that Coubertin had originally intended for those specific rings to represent those continents. ' The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.' — Pierre de Coubertin (1931)

Martha McDowell

This question takes the last meaning of the colours. I learned the colours represent all the colours in the participating countries' flags

lisafulton

Asia is green, yellow represents Africa

Kathy Donato

It is Africa not Asia

Davis Barkdull

Tglhe yellow ring depicted Africa, not Asia. Google it.

Nodmirt

As a person who has studied flags for many years I was always lead to believe that the colours represent all nations of the world with the white background meaning peace. ...not specific continents.