Overview
- Corriere della Sera reported that the Vitruvian Man in the Olympic broadcast opener appears faithful to Leonardo’s drawing except for the removal of the male genitals.
- The Democratic Party announced a parliamentary question to Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli over authorization and responsibility for the altered image.
- The Five Star Movement condemned the change as censorship and criticized Rai leadership over the handling of Olympic coverage.
- Rai called the uproar a pretext and labeled reports as fake news, stating the sigla and graphics are produced by Olympic Broadcasting Services and supplied identically to all rights holders.
- No confirmation has been published from OBS, the IOC, or the custodial museum authorities on who approved the modification or why it was made, though some coverage notes IOC rules restricting explicit sexual content as a possible explanation.