Ever wonder why there are five rings, each of a different color on w white background in the Olympic Flag? Pierre baron de Coubertin, who was the Olympic Committee President form 1896 to 1925 said upon its introduction that the five rings represented each of the five “the five parts of the world won over to Olympism and willing to accept healthy competition.” The six colors, blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white background represented the colors found in the flags of the nations that existed at that time.

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