Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Rajaei has been given a lifetime ban after being pictured shaking hands with Israeli competitor Maksim Svirsky at the World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Poland.

In addition to the pictograms, Tokyo 1964 also came up with 39 general information pictograms. The signage used in public spaces today, such as those for men’s and women’s toilets, have their ...

Iran's weightlifting federation calls Mostafa Rajai's actions – shaking hands with Maksim Svirsky of Israel on the podium at a meet – "unforgivable." ...

A transgender weightlifter has sparked outrage after winning her first national competition – beating the woman who finished second by a combined 17 kilos.

Iran’s weightlifting federation banned one of its athletes for life after he shook hands and posed for a photo with an Israeli athlete at an international competition in Poland.

Paris pictograms from the International Olympic Committee and historical pictograms from the Olympic Studies Centre. Text by Kelsey Ables. Story editing by Kendra Nichols. Photo editing by Jintak Han.

Researching modern pictograms on a worldwide basis, the team produced 34 distinct pictograms. By 1979, 16 more symbols were added to the system, which brought the total to 50, where it remains today.