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THE OLYMPICS.

THE 19TH OLYMPICS ARE HELD IN MEXICO CITY.

THE 10TH WINTER OLYMPICS ARE HELD IN GRENOBLE IN FRANCE.

BICYCLES
IN JEIRO D. ITALY, EDDIE MARX WINS.
THE TOUR DE FRANCE WINS JAN JENSEN.
IN VALTA ASPÉ WINS FELICIA GIIMANDY.
IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, VITTORIO ADORNY WINS.

ATHLETICS

U.S. ACCELERATION JIM HINES SETS IN THE MEXICAN OLYMPICS A TIME OF 9.95 SECONDS RUNNING TO 100 M AND BECOMES THE FIRST ATHLETE TO BREAK THE 10 SECOND BARRIER IN THIS RUN. THE WORLD RECORD LASTED 15 YEARS.
U.S. ACCELERATION TOMMY SMITH SETS A TIME OF 19.83 RUNNING TO 200 M. THE WORLD RECORD LASTED 11 YEARS.
THE AMERICAN NOBLEMAN LEE EVANS SETS IN THE MEXICAN OLYMPICS A TIME OF 43.83 RUNNING TO 400 M. THE WORLD RECORD LASTED 19 YEARS.
THE U.S. QUARTET IN THE 4X400 APOSTLES RACE DETERMINES A TIME OF 2.56.16 MINUTES. THIS WORLD RECORD LASTED 24 YEARS.
THE TRIUMPHS OF THE CYPJIGA CAYNO (IN 1,500 M) ARE PACKED WITH A NAVIGATOR (ABOUT 3,000 M) AND TEMO (IN 10,000 M) IN THE MEXICAN OLYMPICS, MARKING THE BEGINNING OF THE AFRICAN ERA OF CONTROL OVER THE MEDIUM AND LONG RUNNERS.
U.S. JUMPER BOB BIMON SETS AN INCREDIBLE GLOBAL RECORD OF 8.90 M. THE WORLD RECORD LASTED 23 YEARS.
THE AMERICAN HEIGHT JUMPER DICK FOSBURY WINS THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE MEXICAN OLYMPICS AND SHOWS THE WORLD THE REVOLUTIONARY "POSBERRY STYLE" WHICH HAS SINCE BECOME THE EXCLUSIVE LEAP STYLE IN A HIGH JUMP.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THE GLOBAL RECORD HAS BEEN BROKEN IN A TRIPLE JUMP NINE TIMES. AMONG THESE PEAK JUMPS CAN BE NOTED BY THE ITALIAN GIUSEPPE GISPPE GIANTELLA, WHICH FIRST PASSES THE 17TH CHECKPOINTS AND VICTOR SNOWY, WHO WINS THE MEXICAN OLYMPICS WITH A WORLD RECORD OF 17.39 M.

BASEBALL
BOYD SIRIS WINS THE DETROIT TIGER GROUP AFTER THE 3:4 VICTORY OVER ST. LOUIS CARDINALS.

ICE HOCKEY
THE STANLEY CUP WINS MONTREAL CANANS AFTER WINNING 0:4 ON ST. LOUIS BLUES.
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WON THE SOVIET UNION AFTER A VICTORY OVER CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

EXERCISE

THE CZECHOSLOVAK AND VERA CHUSLAVSKA IS AWARDED THE MEXICAN OLYMPICS IN SIX MEDALS (FOUR GOLD MEDALS AND TWO SILVER MEDALS). IT IS WIDELY POPULAR DUE TO ITS OPPOSITION TO THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA THAT TOOK PLACE TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE OLYMPICS.

TENNIS TENNIS

GRAND SALAM TOURNAMENTS - MALE CONDUCTORS
AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP BILL ORI (AUSTRALIA)
THE OPEN FRANCE CHAMPIONSHIP - KEN ROSWELL (AUSTRALIA)
WINMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIP - ROD LIBER (AUSTRALIA)
OPEN U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP - ARTHUR FIRE (UNITED STATES)

GRAND SALAM TOURNAMENTS WIN WOMEN.
AUSTRALIA OPEN – BILLY JEAN KING (UNITED STATES)
FRANCE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP BY NANCY RICHIE
WINMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIP BILLY JEAN KING (UNITED STATES)
OPEN U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP - VIRGINIA WADE (UK)

THE DAVIS CUP

THE U.S. WINS THE FINAL DAVIS CUP OF AUSTRALIA IN EFFECT 1:4.

FOOTBALL

THE OLYMPICS.
HUNGARY'S TEAM WON THE GOLD MEDAL FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE AND THIRD TIME IN THE TOURNAMENT'S HISTORY, AFTER A VICTORY OVER THE BULGARIAN TEAM IN EFFECT 4-1.

EUROS.
THE ITALIAN TEAM WON THE TITLE FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME IN THE TOURNAMENT HISTORY, AFTER A WIN FOR THE YUGOSLAVIAN TEAM 0-2 AFTER A REPLAY (1-1 AFTER THE EXTENSION OF THE FIRST GAME).

THE INTER-CONTINENT GRAIL
ASTHODOXES LA PALAT () WINS THE TITLE FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME, AFTER A WIN FOR MANCHESTER UNITED (THE POINTS METHOD).

THE EUROPEAN CUP FOR CHAMPIONS
MANCHESTER UNITED WINS THE TITLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AFTER WINNING THE LISBON ISSUE