Question: What do you know about the Olympic Flag?

A: Talking of the Olympic Flag, what do you know about it?

B: There will be a handing-over and taking-over ceremony in each closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. The mayor of the host city will give the flag to president of the IOC, and president will hand it to the mayor of the next host city.

A: But the flag raised at the opening ceremony of the Olympics is only a substitute. The host city treasures it after it receives the flag.

A: The flag was officially used on June 15, 1914. It was first raised at the celebration congress of the 20th anniversary restoration of the Olympics movement in Paris. Unfortunately, this Olympic flag was burned in the flames of WWI.

B: Then where does the flag we use now come from?

A: The flag we use now was made by the Belgian Olympic Committee in 1920 when the Games were held in Antwerp. It was given to the International Olympic Committee as a gift, which has been used since then.

B: It was passed down one games after another it became an "Heirloom".