Schutz der Sponsoren bei Olympia

Aus den offiziellen Zutrittsregeln, die bei Olympia 2004 gelten:

5. Prohibitions and Restrictions
5.1 The following items may not be brought into venues: […] flags of non-participating countries, flags of participating countries that are larger than approximately 2 x 1 meters, […] flag poles, signs, umbrellas, commercial items with obvious logos of competitive companies to sponsors (hats, T-shirts, bags, etc.)

(Gefunden bei Telepolis)