The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad are best known as Tokyo 2020. For those who don’t know, the Olympics are an international multi-sport event and the Tokyo event is now scheduled to be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the event was postponed in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and they will be, unfortunately, held largely behind closed doors with no spectators permitted under the declared pandemic state of emergency. Despite being rescheduled for 2021, the event retains the Tokyo 2020 name.  Historically, this is the first time that the Olympic Games have been postponed and rescheduled, rather than simply cancelled. The Summer Paralympics will be held between 24 August and 5 September 2021 after the Olympics.

Both events will be held under the Olympic flag which has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre in the colours: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic representing the five continents of the world, coming together and uniting under Olympism – the philosophy of the Olympic Games.

There are various Olympic symbols which have been adopted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to elevate the Olympic Games. These icons such as the Olympic flame, fanfare, and the musical theme are mainly reserved for use during official Olympic ceremonies and competition, but others, such as the flag, can be seen throughout the years. The Olympic flag was created under the guidance of Baron de Coubertin in 1913 and was released in 1914. It was first hoisted in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium at the 1920 Summer Olympics in the main stadium. The five rings represent the five continents of the world.

The rings are five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field, are more commonly known as the "Olympic rings". The symbol was originally designed in 1913 by de Coubertin. He appears to have intended the rings to represent the five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and Australia. According to de Coubertin the colours of the rings together with the white of the background included the colours composing every competing nation's flag at the time.

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