Xinhua News Agency, Buenos Aires, October 19 (reporter Gao Chunyu, Li Jiarui, Wu Hao) on the evening of 18th local time, the third Summer Youth Olympic Games ended in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is the third time that the Olympic event has come to Latin America, and exactly 50 years ago, the Olympic event came to Mexico and set foot on this land for the first time.
In October 12-27, the 19th summer Olympic Games was held in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, the “mural capital. In this plateau city with an average altitude of more than 2200 meters, the track and field field has created many world records and Olympic records, which is impressive. However, this Olympic Games has also become a highlight in the history of Mexico and the history of the Olympic Games.
The opening day of Mexico City Olympic Games is carefully selected by the organizing committee. On October 12, 1492, the fleet led by the Italian navigator Columbus arrived at San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, becoming the first person in the West to discover the new American continent. To commemorate this period of history, this Olympic torch relay route was carried out along Columbus’s footprint.
There have been many “firsts” in this Olympic Games: this is the first time that the Olympic Games have been held in developing countries and Spanish-speaking countries; At this Olympic Games, gender and doping tests have been conducted for the first time, for the first time, color TV technology was used to broadcast the competition live, and for the first time, plastic runway was used.
This Olympic Games has been remembered for breaking 13 world records in track and field. Jim Hynes, an American player, ran 995 seconds in the 100-meter race, becoming the first person in history to break the 10-second mark. In the long jump field, American athlete Bob Bimont’s score of 8 meters 90 exceeded the world record of 55 centimeters. In the aspect of high jump, American players won with the skill of reciting and achieving a technological revolution in high jump.
During this competition, in order to create an environment of “cultural Olympics”, the Mexican government made 17 kilometers south of the outer ring road of the capital into a “road of friendship”, 19 large sculptures completed by artists from all continents are placed beside the road. The whole road is comparable to a huge open-air statue exhibition hall. Unfortunately, 50 years have passed, and most of these sculptures that once witnessed history have naturally aged, so some sculptures have been placed elsewhere.
The stadium is also a part of the 1968olympic games that made the Mexican proud. Today, 50 years later, the Olympic Stadium, Olympic Stadium, Sports Palace and other venues are still in use, becoming a valuable asset in Mexico City.
The Olympic village is still playing its functions. The Mexico City Olympic Games Village consists of 29 buildings for athletes, coaches, and media personnel to live in during the competition. After the closing of the Olympic Games, these apartments were sold and are still part of the residential area in southern Mexico City.