# Olympic Truce **Domain:** Sport and international order **Doc Type:** Developed Institution Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition The **Olympic Truce** is the modern UN–Olympic practice of calling on states to observe a cessation or restraint around the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The UN General Assembly revived the ancient *ekecheiria* tradition in resolution 48/11 (1993), and later host-country resolutions have repeated the appeal. ## Significance The truce gives a tournament a recognized diplomatic interval. It is norm and appeal rather than an independently enforced ceasefire; its political force lies in public commitment, reputational judgment, and the ability to name a violation. ## Sources - UN General Assembly, [Resolution 48/11](https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/179786) - United Nations, [Olympic Truce resolutions](https://www.un.org/en/olympictruce) ## Routes [[wiki/Olympic Truce Violation|Olympic Truce Violation]] · [[wiki/International Olympic Committee|International Olympic Committee]] · [[wiki/Tournament as a Symbolic Administration Layer|Tournament as a Symbolic Administration Layer]]