A new sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum pays tribute to one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history. Inspired by U.S. sprinter Tommie Smith, who with John Carlos raised his fist ...

On Oct. 16, 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a powerful statement on the podium after the 200-meter dash in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Smith won the gold medal after winning in 19 ...

The iconic photograph of two Black athletes standing on the podium at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, heads bowed and fists raised in the Black Power Salute as “The Star-Spangled Banner” played ...

Dick Fosbury’s high jump gold medal from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics — which he won with the revolutionary Fosbury Flop — sold at auction for $158,600. The medal was one of a few Fosbury items ...

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A year before turning pro, 19-year-old George Foreman won a boxing gold medal at the 1968 Summer Games. A year before turning pro, 19-year-old George Foreman won a boxing gold medal at the 1968 Summer ...

Grewal was a pacey forward who played at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 and the team secured a bronze medal.

Olympic hockey medallist Gurbax Singh Grewal has passed away at the age of 84 after suffering a heart attack. He was a member ...