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Olympic athletes call for peace from the Olympic Village – IOC President Bach: “You are the peace ambassadors of our time”

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    • Title Olympic athletes call for peace from the Olympic Village – IOC President Bach: “You are the peace ambassadors of our time”
    • Publication Date 22nd July 2024
    • Languages EN
    • Location Olympic and Paralympic Village, Paris, France
    • Press Release https://olympics.com/ioc/news/olympic-athletes-call-for-peace-from-the-olympic-village-ioc-president-bach-you-are-the-peace-ambassadors-of-our-time
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      Today, hundreds of Olympic athletes representing the athletes of the territories of all the 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Olympic Team made a powerful call for peace. Four days before the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games, they gathered in a solemn moment in the Olympic Village. Wearing scarfs with the message “Give peace a chance” and holding flags with the same words, they emphasised the powerful role that sport can play to foster peace and mutual understanding. The event included athletes from NOCs whose countries are currently in conflict or war with each other.

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      IOC President Thomas Bach visits Olympic Village (video)

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      v8_IOC_VNR_GivePeaceAChanceFinal2 (video)

    • Media 4916

      Story Script & Shotlist (document)

    • Media 4914

      IOC President Thomas Bach visits Olympic Village (video)

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