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1968 Summer Olympics


 

The Games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Mexico City in 1968. Mexico City beat out Detroit, Buenos Aires and Lyon bids to host the Games in 1963. The Games were immediately preceded by the Tlatelolco massacre, in which hundreds of students were killed by Mexican security forces.

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Introduction
Highlights
Medals awarded
Medal count
See also
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