Iran threatens to boycott 2012 London Olympics because of logo
According to an Iranian official, the logo, with its blocky, abstract rendering of "2012," is racist because it appears to spell the word "Zion," a biblical term for Jerusalem, rather than 2012. Bahram Afsharzadeh, the secretary-general of Iran's National Olympic Committee, said via the official IRNA news agency that he sent a letter of complaint to International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge. "There is no doubt that negligence of the issue from your side may affect the presence of some countries in the games, especially Iran, ...
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