The original Olympic motto is the hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger". The motto was proposed by See more

Pierre de Coubertin created the Olympic flag in 1913.
The emblem selected to illustrate and represent the 1914 World Congress which was to place the final … See more

The Olympic medals awarded to winners are another symbol associated with the Olympic Games. The medals are made of gold-plated silver (for the gold medals), silver, or See more

The kotinos (Greek: κότινος), is an olive branch, originally of wild olive-tree, intertwined to form a circle or a horse-shoe, introduced by Heracles. In the ancient Olympic Games See more

There are five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field. These together are known as the "Olympic rings." The symbol was originally created in 1913 by Coubertin. He appears to have intended the rings to represent the five … See more

The modern tradition of moving the Olympic flame via a relay system from Greece to the Olympic venue began with the Berlin Games in … See more

The "Olympic Hymn", officially known as the "Olympic Anthem", is played when the Olympic flag is raised. It was composed by Spyridon Samaras with words from a poem of the See more