Sentences with phrase «olympic truce»
One aspect of the Olympic Movement I had never heard of before is the Olympic Truce.
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Six weeks ago I was appointed to serve on a new select committee in the House of Lords assessing the legacy of the of the Olympic & Paralympic Games and during its early sittings I began to think what the legacy could be of the London 2012 Olympic truce.
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The concept was started in Ancient Greece, when countries would call a truce to allow athletes to travel in peace to the Olympic games and back.