can anyone give details about the Mexico Olympics briefly short answers will be reported on the spot
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In the Mexico Olympics, two athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith won the gold and bronze medals respectively.
They were african-Americans , and they made a political statement to draw the attention towards the racial discrimination faced by them.
They wore black gloves and no shoes to represent black poverty.
The raised clenched , black gloved fists symbolise black power.
Peter Norman , an Australian athlete also supported these americans by wearing a human rights badge.
But after this incident they had to suffer a lot.
- Maheshwaran.
They were african-Americans , and they made a political statement to draw the attention towards the racial discrimination faced by them.
They wore black gloves and no shoes to represent black poverty.
The raised clenched , black gloved fists symbolise black power.
Peter Norman , an Australian athlete also supported these americans by wearing a human rights badge.
But after this incident they had to suffer a lot.
- Maheshwaran.
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