Iran Threatening To Boycott 2012 Olympics Over Logo

2012 London logo draws ire of Iran

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran objects to the logo for the 2012 London Olympics, contending it is racist because it resembles the word "Zion" and warning of a possible boycott of the Games.

The secretary general of Iran's National Olympic Committee said Iran sent a letter to International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge. The letter claims the 2012 logo spells out "Zion," a biblical term widely recognized to refer to the city of Jerusalem.

In comments carried by the official IRNA news agency Monday, secretary general Bahram Afsharzadeh said the letter urges other Muslim states to oppose the "racist logo."

"There is no doubt that negligence of the issue from your side may affect the presence of some countries in the Games, especially Iran which abides by commitment to the values and principles," the letter said.

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for Israel's destruction and questioned historical accounts of the Holocaust.

Iranian athletes have refused to compete against Israelis.

The London logo shows the numbers "2012" in four jagged figures and until now has been criticized only for its design. The IOC said it received the letter and joined London organizers in rejecting Iran's complaint.

"Our response is as follows: The London 2012 logo represents the figure 2012, nothing else," the IOC said.

The London organizers said the design was launched in 2007 after testing and consultation.

"We are surprised that this complaint has been made now," the committee said.


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If they were objecting because it looks crap then I'd tend to agree but this is pretty pathetic and if anything, racist on THEIR behalf.

The second 2 is not an N in any way. Just typical F***ing moaning over nothing.

Good riddance, idiots.
Imagine being an Iranian athlete and your country boycotts the Olympics because of that stupid reason.

The second 2 is not an N in any way. Just typical f**king moaning over nothing.

If you move the numbers around/up side down it does spell zion,but so what!

Pathetic excuse for not participating knowing they will win F**k all.

Ridiculous

If you move the numbers around/up side down it does spell zion,but so what!

Pathetic excuse for not participating knowing they will win F**k all.

So you've got rearrange it to make it spell this word? Ah, deffo the logo spells it out then.

and if anything, racist on THEIR behalf.

Oh didn't you know mate, in the eyes of the media only white people can be racist.

F***ing wankers. Don't F***ing come, no one will care apart from you're poor athletes who have been training for F***ing years. Dumb fucks.

Oh please! What a lame, ridiculous and so so utterly pathetic thing to say! Its just so silly, poor Iranian Athletes...

I was going to compete in the olympics too, but I'm. . . Er. . . pulling out on the same grounds. There goes my lifetime dream of a gold medal.

I thought there country was already in enough sh*t as it is. They have more problems then some silly logo.

We'll probably change the logo now because they're probably threaten to stop selling oil to us which is vital to our living needs.

Who cares. I am so f***in tired of the Olympics being used as a political tool. If you dont want to come then dont. F**k off we dont want you then.

Its about athletics and it should stay that way. These athletes dont care about politics. These are human beings who are the best at what they do. Every Olympics we see absolute greatness. We watch the single greatest athletes of our time competing against each other. Thats what it should be about, not religion or politics or money. Stop politicizing sport and let these athletes do what they do. 

This Logo has been the official Logo since 4 June 2007 and cost £400,000.

It has taken Iran just under 4 years to notice this evil plot. Come on!

Who cares. I am so f***in tired of the Olympics being used as a political tool. If you dont want to come then dont. F**k off we dont want you then.

So you did not support the actions of the protesters who almost bundled the olympic torch to the ground when china was host to the games?

Iran can F**k off and so can anyone else who constantly uses the "in" word of "racism" to get attention.

F***ing sick of the lot of them.

When I read the thread title I assumed that they were referring to the fact that the logo looks like (as I've said before) Lisa blowing Milhouse.



However, if F**k-knuckles want to feign 'hurt' over sh*t like this - let them. Bigots.

Yep, must admit the logo is ambiguous



 

logo looks like (as I've said before) Lisa blowing Milhouse.

Really? Explain how it looks like that?

they shouldn't be allowed to compete anyway.Tell them to F**k right off.

Really? Explain how it looks like that?

Really? Explain how it looks like that?

Do you have any sort of sense of humour?

Do you have any sort of sense of humour?

A small test for him:


















 

A small test for him:


















 

Love it.

A small test for him:



 

That would never pass an emissions test at its MOT.

That would never pass an emissions test at its MOT.

Why?

Because his catalytic cone-verter is arse?

I'll get me coat.

A small test for him:


















 

That's not funny at all. That must be quite painful. Don't laugh at him, not his fault he likes a cone up his ass.

I'm sure the rest of the world is rubbing it's hands in glee that multi gold winning Iran might not be at the Olympic Games.

We've really got a chance now of winning some medals now that their athletic powerhouses might give it a miss.

When I read the thread title I assumed that they were referring to the fact that the logo looks like (as I've said before) Lisa blowing Milhouse.



However, if F**k-knuckles want to feign 'hurt' over sh*t like this - let them. Bigots.

Looks more like London taking it up the jacksy.

I hope we boycott the games. The logo clearly looks like some Z sort of figure giving an apparent zero, which obviously looks like Australia, a punt. The bottom Z looks like it's giving it to us up the arse, also (or Tasmania, as we like to refer it to).

Racism. I'm enraged.

So you did not support the actions of the protesters who almost bundled the olympic torch to the ground when china was host to the games?

No. I dont support any political protest, boycott speech etc...regarding the Olympics. It should be kept as a sporting event only.  It is the last and only true way for all of humanity to come together under something good and compete in the spirit of sports. Thats what it was meant to be and what it should be. Keep Politics out of the Olympics. Allow these athletes to do what they do best. I love the Olympics. I was ashamed that we boycotted Moscow, it was an embarassement and we should of been bigger than that. If a nation boycotts the games on political grounds then they should be banned from all future games. End of.  The IOC needs to start getting tough and rule out corruption and bribes and payoffs.  The IOC is a joke. They are beyond corrupt, they know it and we all know it.