Buenos Aires, May 6 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has criticized an Argentine advert, which shows an Olympic hopeful training on the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory.
The advert shows Argentine hockey captain Fernando Zylberberg training on the Falklands, over which Argentina claimed its sovereignty.
Criticising the advert, the IOC warned that the 2012 Games should not be used as a forum to raise political issues, and added that it "regrets any attempts to use the spotlight of the games for that end."
In a statement released by the BBC, the IOC said, "The Olympic Games should not be a forum to raise political issues and the IOC regrets any attempts to use the spotlight of the games for that end."
The advert, broadcasted in Argentina on Wednesday night, is the latest move by Argentina to insist its claim on the Falklands.
The advert is titled as 'Olympic Games 2012: Homage to the Fallen and the Veterans of the Malvinas'.
Zylberberg claimed that the advert was supposed to convey the country's feelings over the islands.
"The message is that to every Argentine the Islands belong to Argentina. To me to be training in any other province or to do it over the islands is the same," he said. (ANI)
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