Fans are only just realising what the five Olympic rings mean ahead of 2024 games

Ever wondered what the Olympic rings symbolises? Well, here's what they mean.

The 2024 Olympics is just days away as athletes from all over the world have descended to Paris, France.

Organisers have banned one item as they have gone for a more sustainable approach to nutrition.

The famous Olympics rings logo will be on display in the French capital and here's what the meaning behind it is.

The Olympic rings on show in Paris. Image: Getty

The five rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green and red, represent the continents that participated in the 1912 games.

And, according to Rule 8 of the Olympic Charter, 'the Olympic symbol expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement... and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games'.

The five interlaced rings must be of equal dimensions, representing the idea that all continents are equal at the Olympics.

In combination with the white background, the five colours were chosen so that they could produce the colours of all national flags worldwide.

19th-century French historian, sociologist, athlete, and education reformer Pierre de Coubertin said: "These five rings represent the five parts of the world now won over to the cause of olympism and ready to accept its fecund rivalries."

Coubertin, who organised the world's first Congress on Physical Education and Scholar Competitions at the 1889 Paris Universal Exposition, chose the official Olympics colours because when he introduced the symbol in 1913, every single flag of the nations participating in the games could be reproduced using the colours in the Olympic symbol.