Some students flew black dove-shaped kites to protest the opening ceremony of these Olympic Games.
Some students flew black dove-shaped kites to protest the opening ceremony of these Olympic Games. This was the first Olympics in which East Germany and West Germany competed separately. Dick Fosbury's gold medal at these Games made the Fosbury Flop the mainstream high jump technique. Czech gymnast Vera Caslavska quietly looked away during the playing of the Soviet anthem, resulting in her forced retirement. Ten days before these Olympics, student protesters at the Three Cultures Square at Tlatelolco Plaza were violently massacred. Perhaps the most controversial aspect of these games occurred during the medal ceremony for the 200m, when John Carlos and Tommie Smith gave a Black Power salute. For 10 points, name this Summer Olympics held in Mexico City.
Some students flew black dove-shaped kites to protest the opening ceremony of these Olympic Games.
{1968} Summer Olympics [or {Mexico City} Summer Olympics before mentioned]