Olympic symbols Olympic symbols The Olympic symbols are icons, flags, and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to elevate the Olympic Games. Somesuch as the flame, fanfare, and themeare more commonly used during Olympic competition, but others, such as the flags, can be seen throughout the years.The Olympic flag was created under the guidance of Baron Coubertin in 1913 and was released in 1914.But it was first hoisted in 1920 in Belgium at the Antwerp Olympic games in the main stadium. The Olympic motto is the hendiatris "Citius, Altius, Fortius", which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger". It was proposed
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Europe. As a result, he produced "Doña Elvira", a 6 metre high sculpture intended for the Auditorium on the Isla de la Cartuja in Seville; "Manolona", a 14 metres high sculpture erected in the Parque Juan Carlos I in Madrid; and "Citius, Altius, Fortius", a torso 4 metres high, presented at the Exposición Universal in Seville, before being moved to its final site at the entrance to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne in 1993. He was nominated as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNESCO. In response to technical difficulties encountered when making his monumental sculptures, Berrocal carried out research into new