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The families of some victims have asked the IOC to establish a permanent memorial to the athletes.

The IOC has declined, saying that to introduce a specific reference to the victims could " alienate other members of the Olympic community ," according to the BBC.

Alex Gilady, an Israeli IOC official, told the BBC: " We must consider what this could do to other members of the delegations that are hostile to Israel.

" The IOC rejected an international campaign in support of a minute of silence at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics in honor of the Israeli victims of the massacre.