What do the Olympic rings symbolize?
The Rings. The five-ringed symbol of the Olympic Games. The rings are five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field, known as the "Olympic rings". The rings represent 5 world continents, Africa, Asia, America, Europe and Australia.
Who composed the Olympic Anthem?
Spyridon Samaras
What countries are participating in the Olympics?
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Albania · 6 athletes
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Algeria · 65 athletes
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American Samoa · 4 athletes
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Andorra · 5 athletes
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Angola · 26 athletes
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Antigua & Barbuda · 9 athletes
History of the Olympic Flame
Olympic flame. The Olympic flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its originslie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics.
What famous NZ has carried it and what year?
According to ancient tradition, the Olympic flame will be lit at a ceremony in the Greek city of Olympia on 21 April (22 April NZT) and will complete a short relay of Greece before being passed over to Rio 2016. With the announcement of the full Brazilian route, another 246 towns and cities have been confirmed alongside the 83 revealed when the torch was unveiled last July.
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