The Olympic rings tattoo has become ubiquitous at the Summer Games − visible on athletes competing in almost every sport. This is the inside story. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, ...

Displaying the Olympic rings, whether through tattoos or other means, can result in disqualification. This rule was enforced to maintain the "integrity and distinct identity" of the Paralympic Games.

Paralympic swimmer Rudy Garcia-Tolson, 35, who got a tattoo of the Olympic rings at 16, told the NYT that before the rule was changed, he'd use a permanent marker to hide his tattoo. "It was just ...

The International Paralympic Committee announced that Paralympians will not have to cover up their tattoos of the Olympic rings logo any longer, officially dropping the long-standing ban.

Harrison added that she didn’t really know at the time why she was getting the tattoo, but she did know she wanted to be a part of the exclusive club she’d witnessed around the village in Tokyo.

LeBron James worked with celebrity-loved tattoo artist Joaquin Ganga of Ganga Tattoo Studio on new ink of the Olympic rings following the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. LeBron James has competed in ...

Rudy Garcia-Tolson, a Paralympian swimmer, got a tattoo of the Olympic rings when he was 16. In previous years, he had been forced to cover the tattoo before competitions.

Paralympic athletes once risked disqualification for showing Olympic rings tattoos during competition but the rule doesn’t apply to these tattoos for the 2024 Games.

Ryan Lochte, with his Olympic Rings tattoo, won the Men's 200 Meter IM Semi-finals on June 29, 2012, during the USA Swimming Trials at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, NE.

But when the IPC began to crack down on imagery of the Olympic rings in 2012, Garcia-Tolson knew that it was his responsibility to cover up the tattoo for competitions.

Paralympic athletes once risked disqualification for showing Olympic rings tattoos during competition but the rule doesn’t apply to these tattoos for the 2024 Games.