Olympic rings

Five linked circles

The Olympic rings are five interlocking circles—blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white background—serving as the symbol of the Olympic Games.

The rings represent the five inhabited continents united through sport.

The design appears on flags, merchandise, and athletes' bodies: She has the Olympic rings tattooed on her shoulder.

Related

podium · gold medal · gold · silver · bronze · continents · flag · anthem · opening · closing ceremony · unity · competition · logo · emblem · five · colors · blue · yellow

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Opposites
symbolic representation of global unity vs. division

Olympic ringsIron Curtain

Cold War's political divide

Berlin Wall · swastika · segregation · apartheid · division

athletic celebration vs. non-athletic/anti-athletic symbols

Olympic ringscouch potato

Habitual sedentary TV watcher

geometric form

Olympic ringsstraight line

Undeviated continuous path

square · triangle · dot · solid block

Family

Olympic, rings, Olympia, Olympian, Olympics, ring, ringed, ringing, ringer

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G