Tattoo handball player Anna Sen

Olympic-themed tattoos have been gaining more and more popularity lately. Russian athletes were no exception. So Anna Sen, an outstanding handball player from the Russian national team, was the first of the team to capture the memory of the 2016 Olympics by tattooing Olympic rings on her collarbone. According to Anna herself, other members of her team will soon join her. The handball player also hinted that she was thinking of getting a new tattoo on her arm after the Olympics in 2020, what it will be, Anna herself does not yet know..

The meaning of the Olympic rings tattoo

The Olympic rings tattoo symbolizes the unification (union) of the five parts of the world. Displayed as chained rings by a letter W, where each link represents a continent. According to Anna’s idea, the inscription Rio2016 is located above the Olympic rings. In the finished version, the inscription will be golden, but so far only the outline has been applied..

According to unconfirmed reports, the color of each ring corresponds to certain parts of the world:

• America North and South is red;
• Australia is displayed in green;
• black expresses Africa;
• Asia is represented by yellow;
• Europe is displayed in blue;

Interesting fact about the Olympic rings tattoo

On the eve of the Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Craig (2012 British Paralympic Swimming Champion) was disqualified due to the tattoo of the Olympic rings located at about the same place as Anna Senj. Unlike Joseph, Anna did not risk anything, since thanks to the sports form of the handball players, the place of tattooing is safely hidden. Her friends from the national team, who are planning to get similar tattoos in the near future, could also have avoided such a risk..

As the organizers of the Games considered, the tattoo of this symbol is a violation of the rules prohibiting any advertising, including on the body. In light of this incident, the Paralympic and Olympic Committees decided to make a number of amendments to the regulations – from now on, anyone can freely display a tattoo with the symbols of the Olympic Games.

Prepared by: pazyzy1991 (Rybalko Kristina Vladimirovna)