Question

hii..plz give the short summary about Mexico Olympics...​

Answer 1

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In the world, countries often like to host big sporting events to make a statement. Mexico did the same. Just like in Brazil, many protested against the government spending money on sports that the layman would never see. The government blamed the opposition party for rallying students before the olympics to try to hurt the country's/party's interests.

In '68 the students were really mad and insulted the president, who was very thin skinned . During some protests in Tlatelolco square, the military claimed that the students had fired upon them and killed a good number of students. In all likelihood, it was a setup. Around 1,300 students were arrested and an unknown amount were killed. Estimates are often between 44–400. I wouldn't be shocked if it was higher.

It was likely intentional: 6 days before the massacre, the CIA was told (probably overhead) that the military/police was going to “resolve” the student protest. Some eye witnesses mentioned seeing flares before the shooting and the student body president who organized the event thought people were overreacting. She didn't realize that people were dying in drives initially. The survivors were corralled and arrested. The police/military then searched home to home for people who tried to hide and arrested them. The number of deaths was/is covered up and we may never know how many died.

Answer 2

Mexico Olympics is an important landmark in the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.This story represents the medal ceremony of the 200 metres race in the 1968 Olympics held at Mexico City.During the medal ceremony, the two Afro-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos showcased their support for the cause against racial discrimination in United States.

The men, while the American national anthem was being played, stood with clenched fists upraised and heads bowed.Also, Tommie Smith and John Carlos received their medals – gold and bronze respectively – wearing black socks and no shoes to represent Black poverty.The black-gloved and raised clenched fists were meant to symbolise BLACK POWER.

With this gesture, they tried to draw international attention to racial discrimination faced by them.The white Australian athlete, Peter Norman wore a human rights badge on his shirt during the ceremony to show his support to the two Americans.After this incidence, the International Olympic Association held Tommie Smith and John Carlos guilty of violating the Olympic spirit by making a political statement and as a result, took back their medals as punishment for the offense.

In their native USA also, they were subjected to severe criticism and probably had to face persecution at the hands of the more orthodox elements in the American society.
However, in hindsight, their action did succeed in attracting international attention to the Civil Rights Movement and the condition of the Blacks in the USA.