48 years ago today the Opening Ceremony of Mexico 1968 was hel...

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🥇5️⃣5️⃣ years ago today, history was made at Mexico City 1968! Dick Fosbury, in mismatched shoes, introduced the world to the 'Fosbury Flop' – a head-first, upside-down leap, which today is the global high jump standard. 💪 #Olympics | Olympics

#OnThisDay in 1968, the Games of the XIX Olympiad (also known as the 1968 Summer Olympics, or Mexico 1968) opens at Mexico City, the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. They were also the first Games to use an all-weather track for track and field events, as well as the first example of the Olympics exclusively using electronic timekeeping equipment. #OlympicGames #Mexico1968 #SportHistory #OlympicMuseum #SummerOlympics | Ri