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Major issue spotted in viral Olympics logo as people finally realise what’s different

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Published 10:40 30 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Major issue spotted in viral Olympics logo as people finally realise what’s different

A TikToker thinks Australian network Channel 9 made a major blunder in their Paris Olympics coverage

Kya Buller

Kya Buller

The 2024 Olympics are in full swing and excitement is at an all time high - but fans have pointed out one major issue with the logo being used on one official outlet.

The Olympics, which kicked off on 26 July and will keep going until 11 August, has seen Team GB win two gold medals already.

Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Rosalind Canter won gold in the equestrian eventing team event, and Tom Pidcock won gold for cross country mountain biking.

With the games taking place in Paris this time around, eyes all over the globe have been glued to the screen.

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This includes Australia, who have bagged an impressive five gold medals already.

One Aussie fan noticed that the official Australian broadcaster of this year's Olympics, Channel 9, appear to have made a very strange blunder.

The incorrect logo used on 9Now. (9Now)
The incorrect logo used on 9Now. (9Now)

The TikToker, @kiandratrickett, took to the platform to share her discovery with her 96,000 followers and the general public.

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Kiki begins by saying: "Did I miss an Olympic ring rebrand?" while gesturing to her tablet screen.

She then shows viewers different iterations of the iconic Olympic rings that we've had throughout the years.

She continues: "Channel 9, what is this?" and zooms in on the (very thin) rings the official Channel 9 app had used, which don't interlock the way the official rings do - instead they seem to be laid on top of one another.

She says: "I think your designer created five circles that aren't the logo.

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The official Olympics 2024 logo. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)
The official Olympics 2024 logo. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)

"I've been looking at that for the past two days thinking, 'what is wrong with this?'

"Now I've actually seen it up close - yeah. I don't know if it's a rights thing, but I would feel like you just can't do that."

People have been flooding the comments with praise for the eagle-eyed Aussie.

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One person wrote: "Thank you for this investigative realness," with TikToker Kiki responding: "The thinness of the circles is so off putting to the eye."

A third added: "I think they stole this from my year 5 project on the 2008 Olympics.. I made that on Paint."

While another simply chimed: "I have been looking at this for days just telling myself nah they wouldn’t do that."

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A look at Channel 9's Facebook page does show that the logo they're currently using on that platform does in fact have the correct width rings that do interlock.

The Olympics continue tonight, with live coverage of all 32 events across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, plus a nightly highlights programme that will recap the best bits.

Tyla has contacted Channel 9 for comment.

Featured Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images/9 News

Topics: Olympics, Australia, Sport, News

Kya Buller
Kya Buller

Kya is a Journalist at Tyla. She loves covering issues surrounding identity, gender, sex and relationships, and mental health. Contact: [email protected]

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