Created by Ann Spolitak, Monastyryshche School 5

The Olympic Truce means a peaceful period for athletes and spectators to travel to and from

the Olympic Games safely.

The Olympic Truce was respected for twelve centuries of Olympic Games.

• Place Ancient Greece• Date 884 B.C.• Reason to travel safely

across the country to mount Olympus for the sporting event of a religious festival

Origin

No Olympic Truce1916 1940 1944

World War I World War II

The first modern request for an Olympic Truce was in 1956 during the Hungarian uprising. Olympic athletes were fighting with Hungarian rebels. So, the International Olympic Committee called for a truce to enable the athletes to travel to the games in Melbourne.

Modern Olympic Truce

In 1992 the Olympic Truce helped the athletes from the former Republic of Yugoslavia to take part in the Olympic Games in Barcelona.

During 1994 the United Nations and the IOC used the Olympic Truce to cease fire in Bosnia for the time of the Lillehammer Olympics. The Bosnian President agreed to cease fire in Sarajevo.

In 1998 the Japanese winter Olympic games coincided with the conflicts between the United States and Iraq. The Japanese President and the IOC asked the United States to honour an Olympic Truce.

In 2000 North and South Korea showed respect for the Olympic Truce in the Sydney games. The athletes of the two countries marched under one flag at the opening ceremony .

Truce WallsThis tradition started in Athens in 2004. Athletes, officials, personalities, and visitors sign the walls to support the idea of peace and understanding through sport. The Truce Wall is a symbol of the Olympic Truce.

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