To our great excitement, the press conference announcing the Olympic Truce received a great deal of media attention! Newspapers spanning from The Washington Post to Taiwan News published articles. Andrew Astleford of The Post set it up: "Cheek, co-founder and president of
Team Darfur and a three-time Olympic medalist, led a five-member panel at the National Press Club yesterday that released a letter calling upon international leaders to pressure the Sudanese government to observe a 55-day Olympic truce period for the Darfur region, starting Aug. 1." Most reports discussed the 
ancient Greek history of the Olympic Truce allowing athletes to safely travel to and from the Games.
Michael Bowman of Voice of America commented that, "Today the idea has global implications, and has been affirmed through numerous UN General Assembly resolutions, the latest of which was introduced in 2007 by China, host of this year's summer games."
New York Times writer, Stephanie Clifford, commented on Dream fo
r Darfur's proposal for the Olympic Truce period: "It wants the Sudanese government to cease air and ground attacks; to allow aid workers and United Nations peacekeeping forces into the region; and to cooperate with a high-profile mediator backed by the U.N. and the African Union." Even Taiwan News reporter Joseph White covered this important press conference, focusing on China's lack of commitment to helping the people in Darfur. "China supported the resolution, but speakers at Tuesday's news conference said the Olympic host has continued to support the Sudanese regime as a major trade partner." China has continued to make economic agreements with Sudan and supply them with weapons. Team Darfur is pleased that word is getting out about the Olympic Truce and what China and the international community can do to help end the genocide in Western Sudan.
