1968 Summer Olympics

Games of the XIX Olympiad
	Emblem of the 1968 Summer Olympics
Host city	Mexico City,Mexico
Nations	112
Athletes	5,516 (4,735 men, 781 women)
Events	172 in 18sports(24 disciplines)
Opening	12 October
Closing	27 October
Opened by	PresidentGustavo Díaz Ordaz
Cauldron	Enriqueta Basilio
Stadium	Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Summer
Winter

The1968 Summer Olympics,officially known as theGames of the XIX Olympiad,were held inMexico Cityin1968.Mexico City beat out bids fromDetroit,Buenos AiresandLyonto host the Games in1963.The Games were preceded by theTlatelolco massacre,in which hundreds ofstudentswere killed by security forces ten days before the opening day. It is the only Games ever held inLatin America,and it was the second ever outside ofWestern Europe,Australia,or theUSA.

Other websites

IOC page for the 1968 Summer Olympics

References

↑^1.0^1.1"Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad"(PDF)(Press release). International Olympic Committee. 9 October 2014.Archived(PDF)from the original on 14 August 2016.Retrieved22 December2018.

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[Opening_and_Cauldron-1] 1.0^1.1"Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad"(PDF)(Press release). International Olympic Committee. 9 October 2014.Archived(PDF)from the original on 14 August 2016.Retrieved22 December2018.

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