Being more than 2,300 metres above sea level, Mexico City with its searing temperatures was far from ideal for strenuous competition. But this was not the only place where things were reaching ...

The Harvard heavyweight crew enters a new league this summer, -- international and club competition, including the Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia. A heavy schedule of rowing during the next ...

The american sprinters Tommie Smith,John Carlos and Peter Norman during the award ceremony of the 200 m race at the Mexican Olympic games. During the awards ceremony, Smith and Carlos protested ...

The black power freedom salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics was a protest felt across the world and it remains a symbol ...