There are biennial questions that arise with the arrival of each new Olympics, and they involve the colors worn by a few nations. Most often mentioned are Australia, Italy and the Netherlands. These ...

Although the flags of most of the world’s countries have a rectangular form with distinctive colors or symbols ... competitions such as the Olympic Games, the standard size is used.

and Congress actually passed a law in 1942 that says the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Moreover, the Olympic Charter now recommends flagbearers not dip their colors, and suggests ...

But in 2019, South Korea formally requested the International Olympic Committee to ban the flag with the sun and ... and so there will be no flying of colors and possible incidents.

When the Swiss athletes march into the Olympic stadium in PyeongChang, South Korea, for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Games, they will wave a rectangular flag – proportions of 2:3 ...