“Orchids Olympics 2016” refers to India’s issuance of commemorative stamps featuring various orchids in 2016, coinciding with the Rio Olympics, and Singapore naming orchids after gold medalists Joseph Schooling and Yip Pin Xiu after their 2016 wins, highlighting beautiful flowers alongside the Games. India released stamps for Rio Olympics and orchids, while Singapore honored its athletes by creating unique orchid varieties in their names in 2017, stemming from their 2016 successes.
Key Connections:
Indian Philately (Stamps): India’s postal department issued stamps for both the Rio Olympics (August 2016) and a series dedicated to native Indian Orchids (August 2016), creating a thematic link between the year’s big event and nature’s beauty.