1968 Summer Olympics facts for kids
The 1968 Summer Olympics, also known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were a big international sports event held in Mexico City, Mexico in 1968. Mexico City was chosen to host the Games in 1963, beating out other cities like Detroit, Buenos Aires, and Lyon.
Just ten days before the Games began, a sad event happened in Mexico City. There were protests, and a difficult clash with security forces took place, where many people were hurt or lost their lives. This event is known as the Tlatelolco massacre.
The 1968 Games were special because they were the only time the Olympics have ever been held in Latin America. They were also only the second time the Games were held outside of Western Europe, Australia, or the USA.
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| Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028 |
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| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||
| Winter Games: 2012, 2016, 2020 |
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| Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014 |
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Images for kids
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Opening ceremony of the 1968 Summer Olympic Games at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City
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Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964 and first chairman of the Organization Committee of the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Participating countries
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Number of athletes per country
See also
In Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de México 1968 para niños
