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is headed by Mr Juan Antonio Samaranch of
Spain who took it over from Lord Killanin in 1980.

THE OLYMPIC FLAG
There are two types of flags used by the
International Olympic Committee as mentioned
below:
1. The Olympic Flag
2. The Ceremonial Olympic Flag

THE OLYMPIC FLAG

The Olympic flag is based on a model designed
by Baron Pierre De Coubertin in 1914. It was first
hoisted in 1920 at Antwerp (Belgium) Olympics. It
is made of white silk. In the centre of the flag there
are five interlocked rings in the spirit of friendship
in different five colours. The colours are blue,
yellow, black, green, and red (All the five rings
represent the five continents each). The five rings
are arranged in the shape of a ‘W’. The blue ring
shall be high on the left nearer the flagpole. Below
the rings appear the Olympic Motto ‘CITIUS,
ALTIUS, FORTIUS’, which means “Faster,
Higher, Stronger”. The rings and motto combined
constitute the Olympic emblem, which is the
exclusive property of the international Olympic
Committee. Only this flag is hoisted during the
Olympic Games.

THE CEREMONIAL OLYMPIC FLAG
This flag is mode of silk. This is bordered with
five colours of the rings representing five
continents. The colours are blue, yellow, black,
green and red. This flag is not used for hoisting

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