Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony, alleged Last Supper scene, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, 26 July 2024

Summary of complaint

We’ve received complaints from some people who felt a particular scene featured in the opening ceremony parodied Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper'.


Our response

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has no input into the content of the ceremony or in filming the event. Instead, the host national Olympic committee and the International Olympic Committee organise the ceremony and distribute a world feed to broadcasters around the world.

The organisers have since apologised to those who were offended by the scene, which you can read at the following address - /sport/olympics/articles/cw4yqvegkexo