1968 Mexico City Games marked by protest, falling records
![Uncredited FIK]LE - In this Oct. 12, 1968, file photo, Mexican hurdler Enriqueta Basilio, the first woman to make the final run of the torch and to light the Olympic flame, carries the Olympic torch up the 90 steps to the Olympic flame cauldron in the Olympic Stadium during opening ceremonies for the Olympic Games in Mexico City. (AP Photo/File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v1/items/c15a6de14d30486f8936997e97105445/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FIK]LE - In this Oct. 12, 1968, file photo, Mexican hurdler Enriqueta Basilio, the first woman to make the final run of the torch and to light the Olympic flame, carries the Olympic torch up the 90 steps to the Olympic flame cauldron in the Olympic Stadium during opening ceremonies for the Olympic Games in Mexico City. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 1968, file photo, Bob Beamon of El Paso, Texas, digs his feet into the sand pit after a record-shattering long jump of 8.90 meters on his first attempt at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 1968, file photo, extending gloved hands skyward in racial protest, U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos stare downward during the playing of the national anthem after Smith received the gold and Carlos the bronze for the 200 meter run at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City on. Australian silver medalist Peter Norman is at left. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this 1968 file photo, Dick Fosbury, of the United States, clears the bar in the high jump competition at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Fosbury is celebrated for the "Fosbury Flop," which revolutionized high-jumping. As he clears the bar he twists his body so that he goes over the bar head first which his back to the bar. The Mexico City audience was captivated by Fosbury and shouted, "Ole" as he cleared the bar. (AP Photo/File)