A tattoo of the Olympic rings logo is seen on the back of Hungary's Olympic hopeful Gergo Kis during the Hungarian Swimming Championship in Budapest July 11, 2008. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
BERLIN (Reuters) - Olympic athletes with tattoos are unlikely to be barred from the Rio Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday after a Paralympic swimmer with his team logo inked onto his chest was banned from a race.
British gold medallist Josef Craig was disqualified from a race at last week's IPC European Championships after failing to cover up the tattoo: the team's lion's head design above the Olympic rings.
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