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But he must reach Olympia safely . So the Greeks made a rule . The rule was called the Ekecheiria . Every four years , heralds travelled across Greece to announce it . They declared it before the start of the Olympic Games . The Ekecheiria did not stop wars . But the rule gave safe passage to athletes and spectators . They could travel to Olympia and come home again . City - states had to respect this . If they did not , they paid a fine to the sanctuary . They could also be banned from the next Games . That was a serious punishment . This was a political agreement . It was not natural or automatic . Every time , leaders chose to make it happen . The idea did not disappear . In 1993 , the United Nations passed a resolution . It called for an Olympic Truce before every modern Games . The UN resolution asks countries to pause conflict . But it has no enforcement mechanism . Like the old Ekecheiria , it depends on a choice . Sport has always needed peace . That peace has never been guaranteed .
