The Olympic flag was created for the Olympic Jubilee Congress in 1914 in Paris in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Olympic movement. The interlocking rings were first drawn by Pierre de ...

Bass took the flag from International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who had taken it from Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during a star-heavy extravaganza that featured musical performances ...

Watch as the Olympic flag was raised upside down in the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. FOLLOW: Olympics 2024: Day One Available to UK users only. Olympic flag raised upside down ...

glowing balloon then flew over the city of Paris to signal the start of the greatest show on Earth. The opening ceremony began with a stunning display of coloured smoke resembling the French flag ...

Athletes will be transported by boat along the Seine, starting from the Austerlitz Bridge and passing some of Paris’ most iconic landmarks, culminating at the Trocadero. Here is a list of notable flag ...

A traditional show of diplomacy: The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, will formally hand the Olympic flag to Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass in a traditional show of international diplomacy and goodwill.

Paris was bringing down the curtain on an Olympic ... where a wide shot showed the Olympic rings incorporated into the LA landmark. The flag was then passed from US Olympians past and present ...