Peace, love and ping-pong… 18 times that sport made the world a better place

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Peace, love and ping-pong… 18 times that sport made the world a better place

By Rio 2016 24/10/2015 00H00

With Rio 2016 to announce the theme of its Olympic Truce at the United Nations in New York on Monday, we look back at the role of sport in promoting peace

Peace, love and ping-pong… 18 times that sport made the world a better place

The two Koreas marching under one flag at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Pelé and his Santos team-mates inspiring a ceasefire in the Nigerian Civil War. The US and Chinese table tennis teams helping restore diplomatic relations between their two nations.

Sport has shown time and again throughout history that it has the power to make the world a better place. Click on the map below and navigate our infographic to relive these and many more moments.