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  2. Olympic symbols - Wikipedia

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    These symbols include those commonly used during Olympic competitions such as the flame, fanfare, and theme and those used both during and outside competition, such as the Olympic flag. The Olympic flag was created in 1913 under the guidance of Baron de Coubertin of France. It was first hoisted in Alexandria, Egypt, at the 1914 Pan-Egyptian ...

  3. National colours - Wikipedia

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    Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation: Green and yellow Blue and white Caribbean Community: Sky blue, dark blue and yellow Maroon (sports) Maroon is the colour of the West Indies cricket team.

  4. Why do so many countries have red, white and blue flags? - AOL

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    The 2024 Paris Olympic Games have showcased quite a bit of the red, white and blue colors that many of the national flags have. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...

  5. List of flags by color - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of flags by color. ... Olympic Flag; Flag of Ontario; ... Flag of the Basque Country; Flag of the Kingdom of Bau (1867-1869) ...

  6. Flags banned, signs ripped up: Why you can’t mention ... - AOL

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    Asked about the incidents Monday, IOC spokesperson Mark Adams referred to a 1981 agreement in which Olympic officials and the Taiwanese government agreed to use the name and flag of Chinese Taipei ...

  7. Chinese Taipei Olympic flag - Wikipedia

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    The Olympic flag has been in use since 1981, following the decision by the International Olympic Committee that the ROC could not compete under the country's name or flag. Due to this restriction, the National Anthem of the Republic of China also could not be played when the team wins medals, so, instead, the National Flag Anthem of the ...

  8. Russia's flag banned but national colors on Olympic uniforms

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    The International Olympic Committee told The Associated Press that Russian athletes in Tokyo will be allowed to wear a range of uniforms in national colors unveiled by models in a runway show in ...

  9. National colours of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In many international team sports the different countries of the United Kingdom are represented by separate teams. In those where the United Kingdom competes as one team, either under its own name or that of Great Britain (such as in the Olympic Games), colours used for the team are red, white and blue, where the blue is often a very dark blue. [1]