Iran threatens Olympic boycott over logo
By Roger Blitz in London and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran Published: February 28 2011 20:03 | Last updated: February 28 2011 20:03/ Iran is threatening to boycott next year’s Olympics in London because, it claims, the logo of the 2012 games conceals the word “Zion”. In a letter to Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, Iran’s Olympic officials said the jagged logo, unveiled four years ago, undermined Olympic values by being racist, and must be changed.
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