On this day 57 years ago, on October 12, 1968 (August 21, 1968 in the lunar calendar), the 19th Olympic Games were held in Mexico. "Jumping Antelope" Regime On October 12, 1968, Mexicans went out of their way to make the 476th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the New World (October 12) the opening day of the 19th Olympic Games. What was haunting about this plateau extravaganza were several magical world records set in succession in men's track and field. Jim Hines of the United States broke the 10-second mark for the first time in the 100-meter final, winning in 9.95 seconds, a time that was not refreshed until 1983. Tom Smith broke the 20-second mark in the 200-meter competition, winning in 19.83 seconds. Bob Beamona was hailed as "a jump of the 21st century" exceeding the world record at the time by a full 55 centimeters. Di Forsberg of the United States won the "back-jump" in the high jump. Although the results were not outstanding, this technical revolution played a great positive role in improving the performance and promoting the development of high jump. Taiwan's Ji Zheng won the bronze medal in the 80-meter hurdles, which was the only medal won by Asian female track and field athletes in this Olympic Games. After another two years of tempering, she achieved fruitful results in the field in 1970, setting a total of 7 world records and winning the title of "World's Best Female Athlete" that year. A Bulgarian wrestler was removed from the Games after being caught taking drugs for the first time in a formal gender and doping check. On Oct. 27, as the Olympic flames died down and the electric scoreboard on the stadium flashed "1972-Munich", hundreds of fireworks shot into the sky, and Mexico City was once again in a carnival. Mexico Olympic 200 meters gold and bronze medalists Tom Smith and John Carlos of the United States raised their fists in black gloves on the podium to protest against US racial policy. Di Forsberg took the gold medal in the Mexican Olympic high jump with his original "back-leaping style", setting off a revolution in high jump technology. Mexican track and field athlete Basilio became the first woman in Olympic history to light the Olympic flame. Bob Beamon's amazing jump held his world record for 25 years