Now that the Olympic summer games is about to start, August of 2008 in China, everybody not only the delegation representing each country is anticipating the test of strength, speed, stamina and how their preparation could fare in the spectacle.
The Olympic games happen only once in every 4 years, yet it generates a lot of enthusiasm worldwide and also economic gains to the country hosting the games, that is why host country's vying for the privilege are awarded the bid in advance to give them time to prepare.
The committee tasked with the staging of the games is seeing to it that all fronts are covered; from the sports venues; to the Olympic symbols, the flame, fanfare, the theme, and also the flag; to the Olympic village where delegates will be housed; and of course the security measures put forth to insure that nothing untoward will happen during the entire duration of the spectacle.
The Olympic games has a motto in Latin, "Citius, Altius, Fortius" which is "Swiftier, Higher, Stronger" in English, proposed by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894, a quote that was originally coined by Henri Didon, a Dominican priest. But another informal motto, "The most important thing is not to win but to take part" is the more famous and widely accepted worldwide, particularly to followers of the summer games.
Although we have lots of emblems to associate with the games, it will not be complete without the Olympic flag. The
custom flag of the Olympic games has five intertwined rings of different colors, blue, yellow, black, green, and red are placed over a white background and represents the five continents of the world that has joined the Olympic Charter.
by:
The Flagman
