Sat12102011
Last update03:53:07 AM GMT
Iran has officially voiced its objection to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the logo of the 2012 London Olympics, condemning it as "racist" as reported by the Iranina Press TV.
In an official letter to the IOC signed by Secretary General of the National Iranian Olympic Committee Bahram Afsharzadeh as well as its Director Mohammad Aliabadi, Iran complained that the logo is "racist" as it features the word "Zion."
The Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro has been selected to host the Summer Olympics in 2016.
Rio de Janeiro was selected in the final round of the voting at the International Olympic Committee meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday night.
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