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Sporting Witness: The Black Power Salute

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The Black Power Salute

15/10/2016 GMT

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How two African-American athletes protested against racism at the 1968 Olympic Games.

How two African-American athletes protested against racism at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

In October 1968, two American sprinters, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, staged one of the most iconic protests in sport at the Mexico City Olympics. The two athletes raised their gloved fists in the air at the medal ceremony for the 200 metres as a way of protesting against racism. Simon Watts reports.

PHOTO: Tommie Smith, centre, and John Carlos, right, on the Olympic podium (AFP)

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