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.

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 ...

A post shared on X claims to show Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass with an Olympic flag overseas as Los Angeles burns. Social media users are showing a video of Bass with an Olympic flag, saying that ...

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 ...

I always wear the Irish flag with pride ... athletes and dressing in their home country’s colors during the Opening ...

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 ...