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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) uses icons, flags, and symbols to represent and enhance the Olympic Games.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 five-ringed emblem of the Olympic Games. Each Olympic Games has its own Olympic emblem, which is a design integrating the Olympic rings with one or more distinctive elements. They are created and proposed by the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (OCOG) or the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the host country.
The Olympic mascots are fictional characters who represent the cultural heritage of the location where the Olympic Games are taking place. They are often an animal native to the area or human figures. One of the first Olympic mascots was created for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble; a stylized cartoon character on skis named Schuss.
The history of the Olympic Games. ... The meaning of the Olympic rings. ... infographic showing the evolution of the Olympic Rings; labeled photos of the rings from 1913, 1920, 1957, 1986, and ...
For a name as powerful as a gold medal, consider Athena, embodying wisdom and strategy like the goddess of ancient Greek mythology, and paying homage to the site of the first Olympic games in 1896.
This category contains the official symbols of Olympic Games and institutions. ... Pages in category "Olympic symbols" The following 11 pages are in this category ...
It bears the Salt Lake City 2002 paralympic logo, the motto of the games on the silver bottom, Mind, Body and Soul, the Roman numbers for the number 8, VIII and the name of the Paralympic Games, Paralympic Winter Games Salt Lake City 2002 with the Paralympic taegeuks in the middle. Axiom Design Coleman Company: 83.5 13.00 2006: Torino, Italy
At first glance, the logo for the Paris Olympics appears to be a flame against a gold background. But look closer, open your mind a touch, and a new image will take shape. Olympic mystery solved ...