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Olympic Symbol


    The Olympic symbol was created and designed by  Pierre-de-coubertin himself. The symbol was originally created in 1913 and released in 1914. It was first hosted in 1920 in Antwerp,Belgium in summer Olympics .He created Olympic flag which is of milky white texture in the background with five inter linked rings of different colours. The rings symbolize the union of fivecontinents and meeting of atheletes from all over the world at Olympics. The five colours are Blue, Black, Red, Yellow and Green. Represents America, Africa, Australia, Asia and Europe respectively. 


Olympic Motto

The Olympic Motto is the idea of Citius, Altius, Fortius , In  Latin it stand for Faster,
Higher, Stronger.  In 1984 , it was propsed by Pierre-de-coubertin upon the creation 
of the International Olympic committee. The Motto is introduced in 1924 in Olympic Games at Paris. 


Olympic Flame and Torch Relay

Flame is the most important symbol of Olmpics. It is the important Link between the 
Ancient Olymics and Modern Olympics . The tradition of lighiting a flame is started 
in ancient Greece. In ancient Games the organizers kept the flame throughout the events. Before several months of Olympic Games , the Olympic Flame is lit at Olympia, Greece and Flame countines to burn  in the pot like vessel for duration of the Games and extinguished in closing ceremony of Olymic Games. In Modern Olympics 
it is first started in Berlin Olympics in 1936. 


The Olympic Flame is taken out from Greece and taken to around the country or countinent where the Olympic Games are held. Anyone can carried Olympic Flame 
like atheletes, celebraties, leaders and by peoples.  Flame is being Electronically transmitted via satellatie for Montreal in 1976. Flame is also sumberged underwater without extinguished in Sydney 2000 and also in space and at the north pole in Sochi 2014. On the final day of torch relay flame reaches in main stadium and used to light the cauldron on the venue and signify the beginning of the Games.

Olympic Salute

The Olympic salute is a variant of the Roman Salute with the right arm and hand stretched and pointing upward, the palm outward and downward, with the fingers touching. However, unlike the Roman Salute, the arm is raised higher and at an angle to the right from the shoulder.The greeting is visible on the official posters of the games at Paris 1924 and Berlin 1936.

The Olympic salute has fallen out of use since World war because of its resemblance to the Nazi Salute. It was used by the French team in the opening ceremony of the 1948 Winter Olympics. The Japanese team also used it in the march past in Melbourne in 1956. It is seen briefly in the official Olympic Games documentary film. The last time before that which Japan competed in an Olympics was, coincidentally, in Berlin in 1936.










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