Olympic traditions

The Olympic anthem was written by the Greek national poet Costis Palamas and composed by Greek musician Spiros Samaras. It was first sung at the 1896 Games. The IOC adopted it as the official Olympic anthem to crown Olympic ceremonies at the 1958 IOC Session in Tokyo.
It was Pierre de Coubertin who conceived the idea of the Olympic flag with five colored interlocking rings on a white background. The rings represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of the athletes from all around the world at the Olympic Games.
Today, almost a century after the flag's creation, the six colors, those of the rings (blue, yellow, black, green, red) and that of the white background which stands for peace, still maintain their symbolism and can be found in flags across the world. The Olympic flag was first used during the Antwerp Games in 1920.
"In the name of all the competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams."
At the Opening Ceremony of each Games, one athlete from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of...

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