The Antwerp Games were also noteworthy for the introduction of the Olympic oath--uttered for the first time by Belgium fencer Victor Bion--and the Olympic flag,with its five multicolored,intersecting rings.

• 安特卫普奥运会另一个令人瞩目之处便是，运动会首次进行了奥林匹克宣誓(由比利时击剑运动员维克托·拜昂朗诵)；也是在本届奥运会上，一面由彼此相交的五色圆环构成的奥运旗帜第一次升起。