A bizarre claim that the London 2012 Olympic logo spells out the word 'Zion' has left Games organisers facing the threat of a boycott from Iran. The country's Olympic leaders have complained that the logo for the Games is racist.
The first complaint was made by Iran's former IOC member Seyed Mostafa Hashemi Taba earlier this month to the IOC. Zion is a term often used to refer to Jerusalem and Israel, the country of which Iran is a sworn enemy. A letter stated:
"Unfortunately, we all are witnessing that the upcoming Olympics... faces a serious challenge, definitely spawned out of some people's racist spirit. 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."
I am angered by the fact that if this bothered them so much they could have made the claim 4 years ago, when the logo was revealed, but to com out with this 18 months before the games is ridiculous. It has annoyed me in the way it is an organisation that is meant to bring the worlds countries together in peace and all they can do is complain about their own countries issues. I dont think the claim will stand and I think this will be forgotten about very quickly, and I dont think it will mean the end of the olympics if Iran opt to pull out. But it does show you how critically important having the right design is.
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