'Quad' Refuses to Co-Sponsor UN's 'Olympic Truce' Resolution, Australia and US Mull Boycott

The ‘Olympic Truce’ has a 3,000-year history. The ancient Greeks established the Ekecheiria - a cessation of hostilities - so that Greek city-states could take a breather from their almost constantly state of conflict with one another, and participate in the Olympic Games. Since 1993, the tradition has been adopted by the UN General Assembly.