What does the color black symbolize in sports?

Olympic Rings significance and meaning: the logo symbolizes the five continents and athletes around the world in the Olympic Games together, fully embodies the content of the Olympism, "all countries - all peoples" of the "Olympic All nations - all peoples" is the theme of the "Olympic family". The Olympic symbol was first designed according to the proposal of Mr. Coubertin in 1913, at first the IOC adopted blue, yellow, black, green and red as the colors of the five rings because it could represent the colors of the national flags of the member countries of the IOC at that time, and Mr. Coubertin explained his thoughts on the design of the symbol at the Olympic Plenary Session celebrating the 20th anniversary of the revival of the Olympic Games held in Paris in 1914: "The five rings - blue, yellow, green, red and black rings, symbolizing the five continents of the world which recognize the Olympic movement and are ready to participate in the Olympic competition The sixth color white - the - the base color of the flag, meaning that all nations without exception can compete under their own flag." Therefore, as the symbol of the Olympic Games, interlocked with the five rings, it embodies the idea of Coubertin can be absorbed into the colonial peoples to participate in the Olympic Games, for the cause of peace between the peoples of the five Olympic rings represent: Europe (sky blue) Asia (yellow), Africa (black), Australia (grass green), the Americas (red).

So in sports black represents Africa represents the spirit of the African people, symbolizing enthusiasm.

The full name of Africa is Afrika, which means: the place where the sun burns.