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 * Images || Narritave ||
 * [[image:mexicocity1968.gif]] ||Hello. We're Marshall and Saneel bringing to you a project about the controversies during the 1968 Olympics in Mexico. In the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, there were three major controversies:

1. Mexico City's high altitude and less oxygen 2. The open firing of 250+ students at the Plaza of Three Cultures 3. the Tommie Smith and John Carlos protest for "Black Power" in America ||
 * [[image:72554563_9625536b88_m.jpg]] || First of all, conflicts arose from the fact the Mexico City had a high altitude of 2,300m, which contains air with 30% less oxygen than land at sea level. This greatly benefited those in field events shorter than 400m and resulted in many broken records. On the other hand, countries at a lower elevation had trouble in their long distance and endurance events.

10 days before the Olympics opened, A mass group of students gathered in the Plaza of Three Cultures, protesting against the Mexican Government and their use of funds for the Olympics. That day, the Mexican army surrounded the plaza with troops and open fired upon the protesters, killing an estimated 267 and injuring over one thousand more.Luckily, the games started on schedule. ||


 * [[image:blackpower.jpg]] || Later, two African Americans named Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a scene. Finishing 1st and 3rd in the 200 meter dash, protested during the awards ceremony while the United States national anthem was being played. Wearing black socks and no shoes, they both bowed their heads and raised their arms with black glove on each of the raised hands. This was the Black Power salute given to protest the mistreatment of African Americans in the United States. Officials from the IOC didn't believe the actions displayed the ideals of the games and they were expelled from the games. ||