UN: "During the Olympic Games the athletes created a culture of peace" (Thomas Bach, IOC)

"During the Olympic Games, they competed fiercely against each other. At the same time, they lived peacefully together under one roof in the Olympic Village. They shared their meals, their experience and their emotions. They respected each other, with no incident or discrimination whatsoever - even if their countries are at war. With all this, the athletes created a culture of peace - showing us how our world would be, if we all were to live in the Olympic spirit of peaceful coexistence," said Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, from the podium of the United Nations headquarters in New York (USA) on 22/09/2024.

"Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on the adoption of the Pact for the Future. In particular, I would like to thank you for recognising the role of sport as an important enabler - and indeed, accelerator - to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The recent Olympic Games Paris 2024 illustrate in an excellent way how the IOC is contributing to the SDGs through sport," continued the IOC president during the UN plenary session.

The "Pact for the Future…