The story by AP Sports Writer Will Grimsley is reprinted here as it ran in The (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Morning Advocate on Oct. They would be expelled from the Olympic village and suspended by the IOC. Gold medalist Tommie Smith and bronze medalist John Carlos, both Americans, each raised a black-gloved fist to protest racial injustice in the United States. This story was transmitted from the 1968 Olympic s on the day of the 200 meter dash. (AP Photo/File)ĮDITOR’S NOTE - With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. Australian silver medalist Peter Norman is at left. 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. 16, 1968, file photo, extending gloved hands skyward in racial protest, U.S.
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