Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Olympic Games are an international event of summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes compete in a wide variety of events. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summe...
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The first Olympic Truce project was launched in 1991, following the break-up of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the creation of the United Nations (UN) Security Council Sanctions Committee against this country, as a result of which, in 1992, its Resolution 757 included “sport” as a sanctioned element for...
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multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_839.pdf
multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_839.pdf
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The tradition of the Olympic Truce dates back to the 9th century BC, in Ancient Greece. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to revive this ancient concept in order to protect the interests of the athletes and sport in general. ... In 1992, the first initiatives were launched by the IOC, in collaboration with...
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www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/missions/truce/index_uk...
www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/missions/truce/index_uk.asp
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Rings, the New York Times Olympics and Paralympics blog, will report on the athletes, sports and issues of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. It will feature news, analysis, first-person accounts and discussion items from the training ice to the downhill slopes. ... Two-time Olympic moguls star Jeremy Bloom, who aimed for...
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olympics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/athletes-announce...
olympics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/athletes-announce-open-letter-on-darfur-and-olympic-truce/
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The unfortunate events in South Ossetia, Georgia over the past few days have brought the Olympic Truce to mind. During the Ancient Olympic games, a universal truce was observed between all participating city-states. ... This was called ‘ekecheiria’ (olympic truce), and was established for the first time in 776 bC.
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globalvoicesonline.org/2008/08/10/south-ossetia-georgia...
globalvoicesonline.org/2008/08/10/south-ossetia-georgia-russia-and-the-olympic-truce/
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Harvey Abrams claims that the Olympic Truce is a modern myth that wars came to an end during the ancient Olympic Games, a myth perpetuated by historians, newspapers, and even politicians. ... Thus the general public believes that the ancient Olympic Games promoted peace among the ancient Greeks. People in many other...
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ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/abrams1.html
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The Olympic “spirit” is the supposed shared goal in the practice of an Olympic truce. In fact, many of the articles about the Joey Cheek situation tout the spirit of the Olympic games. The spirit is a common goal that all athletes are on ... words or minutes, whichever comes first on my topic of the moment;
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www.eyejunkie.com/blog/2008/08/culturespeak-olympic-tru...
www.eyejunkie.com/blog/2008/08/culturespeak-olympic-truce/
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This date marks the first Olympiad. Afterwards, every four years Pan-Hellenic contests were held attracting athletes from all the Greek city-states. While the Games were taking place The Olympic Truce was in force and all hostilities suspended.
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www.greektaxi.gr/athens/greece_olympia.htm
www.greektaxi.gr/athens/greece_olympia.htm
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The unfortunate events in South Ossetia, Georgia over the past few days have brought the Olympic Truce to mind. During the Ancient Olympic games, a universal truce was observed between all participating ... Both parts could have tried diplomacy before waging war on one another. That did not happen. It was a “fight first,
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www.allever.com/news/2008/08/10/olympic-truce/
www.allever.com/news/2008/08/10/olympic-truce/
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