Soviet Sport Number 11

Mexico, Mexico City. Opening ceremony of the Х1Х Olympic Games at the Estadio Olimpico stadium. Parade of sports delegations from Greece, Japan, USA, USSR and other countries. The Olympic flame is lit. Competitions in race walking, running, rowing, diving, hammer throwing, javelin throwing, high jump, long jump, weightlifting. Sportsmen performing: V. Golubnichy, I. Shivinska (Poland), A. Sass, A. Timoshin, M. Duhkova (Czechoslovakia), N. Lobanova, R. Klim, D. Zhivotski (Hungary), V. Gavrilov, R. Fosbury (USA), R. Beamon (USA), J. Lusis, V. Saneev, V. Kurentsov, L. Zhabotinsky.

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1968