This article is about dispute over the logo for the 2012 Olympic games. According to Iran, to logo depicts the word "ZION" a biblical term widely recognized to refer to the city of Jerusalem. Iran's National Olympic Committee said Iran sent a letter to International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge which read the following "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 logo really only shows the numbers 2012 in jagged form and the Olympic committee has responded and said there is nothing more to the logo. The logo made its debut in 2007 so I find it strange that Iran is just now complaining.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=6167220
Sarah Farrell
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