Olympic Rings: History & Symbolism Behind The Logo of the Olympic Games


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Based on the article in Reader’s Digest, these famous rings and the modern Olympic games can be traced back to Pierre de Coubertin. He was a French historian, sociologist, athlete, and education reformerĀ in the 19th century.

However, ancient Greeks already had this kind of event and festivity held in Olympia.

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