View Olympics Rings White Gif. See full list on worldatlas.com The seasons alternate so that an event is held once every two years.

This emblem must be submitted to and approved by the international olympic committee. Since its inception, other olympic games have been created, including the youth olympics and the paralympics. Today, the mayor of the host city hands over the flag to the mayor.

In 1913, pierre de coubertin became the first person to use the rings when he drew them at the top of a letter.

Host countries typically design an olympic emblem to represent the games in their countries. Although the modern form of the olympic games began in 1896, it was only in 1912 that participants came from the five inhabited continents. At the time they were chosen, these were the colors found on each of the flags of the participating countries. File:olympic rings with white rims.svg.