What is the significance of the five Olympic rings?
The Olympic symbol of five interlocking rings on a white ground can be seen on the Olympic flag. The five rings represent the five continents; they are coloured (from left to right) blue, yellow, black, green and red, which includes the national colours of every nation. Ralph Handscomb from Wales asks: Who are the reigning Olympic Rugby champions? Not Wales alas – surprisingly, the United States are the reigning champions, by virtue of the fact they won the gold medal when rugby was last included in the Games, in Paris in 1924. Henry from the UK asks: How many Gold Medals are there to be won in this Olympics? 302 Andrew Jones from Wales asks: At the Olympics in 1996 who won the gold medal in the wrestling? There were actually 20 gold medals for wrestling in 1996 – ten in each of the two disciplines. Basically, any hold is permitted in freestyle wrestling, but in Greco-Roman, holds below the waist are banned. Traditionally, the Soviet nations and the United States have won the most meda
