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Iran: London 2012 logo 'racist'

Islamic Republic says Olympic Games emblem spells word 'Zion', accuses British organizers of indulging in racism

AFP
Published: 02.28.11, 17:39 / Israel Culture

Iran has protested against the already controversial logo of the 2012 Olympic Games, saying the emblem is racist and spells the word "Zion," the ILNA news agency reported on Monday.

The jagged, multi-colored emblem, which reportedly cost 400,000 pounds (nearly $650,000) features four bold numerals representing 2012, with the signature Olympic Rings emblazoned within the digit zero.

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But Mohammad Aliabadi, head of the National Olympic Committee in the Islamic Republic, said the logo was undermining the event and accused the British organizers of indulging in "racism," ILNA reported.

"Unfortunately, we all are witnessing that the upcoming Olympics ... faces a serious challenge, definitely spawned out of some people's racist spirit," Aliabadi said in a letter to International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge.

"The use of the word Zion by the designer of Olympics logo ....in the emblem of the Olympics Games 2012 is a very revolting act," he added, warning that if Rogge did not act the logo would "affect the participation of several countries, especially like Iran which insists on following principles and values."

Zion is a biblical term which often refers to the city Jerusalem.

London 2012 Olympic Committee head Sebastian Coe unveiled the logo in June 2007 to an immediate barrage of public criticism that it was hideous and a waste of money.

Organizers have defended the logo, saying it is "modern, bold, flexible" aimed at reaching out to youngsters.

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IOC rejects Iran's 'racism' complaint

International Olympic Committee says London 2012 logo, which Islamic Republic said looks like word Zion, 'resembles the figure 2012, nothing more'

Reuters
Published: 03.02.11, 07:47 / Israel Culture

The International Olympic Committee has rejected Iran's complaint that the logo for the 2012 Olympics resembles the word Zion and is racist.

"The London 2012 logo represents the figure 2012, nothing else," the IOC said in a statement on Tuesday.

IOC President Rogge. Rejects claims (Photo: Reuters)

The London logo, launched in 2007, shows the numbers 2012 in four jagged figures. Zion is a term that refers to the city of Jerusalem and Iran does not recognize Israel.

Iran made the complaint in a letter to IOC President Jacques Rogge.

"Certainly other countries, including Islamic nations, will react to this racist logo and this would jeopardize the goals of the Olympic Games in the world," the secretary-general of Iran's national Olympic committee Bahram Afsharzadeh told the official IRNA news agency.

He warned the IOC that "negligence of the issue from your side might affect the presence of some countries, especially Iran".

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