Grenoble 1968 Opening Ceremony

#OnThisDay in 1968, the Games of the XIX Olympiad (also known as the 1968 Summer Olympics, or Mexico 1968) opens at Mexico City, the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. They were also the first Games to use an all-weather track for track and field events, as well as the first example of the Olympics exclusively using electronic timekeeping equipment. #OlympicGames #Mexico1968 #SportHistory #OlympicMuseum #SummerOlympics | Ri

1968 Olympics Black Power Fist

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