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The idea of using sports to advance peace endeavors, is nevertheless, not a new concept. The first documented use of sports to conciliate in times of conflict dates back to the ninth century BC in ancient Greece with an Olympian Truce (Ekecheiria) intended to stop war between the Peloponnesian city-states during the celebration of the Olympic games (Cardenas, 2012). In recent years, there has been considerable interest at political and public levels in the contribution that sport might make to advancing peace and conflict resolution in divided and conflict-damaged societies. Sport is an excellent and powerful tool to promote peace, tolerance, can bring together people of different ethnicities, nationalities, race, skin color, culture and religion, and promotes values, such as respect, honesty, and cooperation. Sport, development, and peace are linked together to help allow individuals and entities to become positive agents of change in society (Coakley, 2011). Mitchell et al. (2020) focused on five of the most significant relationships between sport and peace:
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Hozhabri, K., Sobry, C., Ramzaninejad, R. (2022). Sport for Peace and Integration. In: Sport for Sustainable Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06489-0_7
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