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 Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics in honour of the Israeli victims on the 40th anniversary of the massacre . Jacques Rogge , the IOC President , said it would be " inappropriate , " although the opening ceremony included a memorium for the victims of the 7 July 2005 London bombings . Speaking of the decision , Olympian Shaul Ladany , who survived the attack , commented : " I do not understand . I do not understand , and I do not accept it . " In 2014 the International Olympic Committee agreed to contribute $ 250,000 towards a memorial to the murdered Israeli athletes . After 44 years , the IOC commemorated the victims of the Munich massacre for the first time in the Rio 2016 Olympic Village on 4 August 2016
7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
Munich massacre