In 1968, the fastest men in the world and searing civil rights tensions converged on Tahoes Echo Summit. In our summer issue, Sylas Wright chronicles the 1968 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, held here at Tahoe in advance of the Mexico City Olympics. The track, made to fit around trees so as to have minimal impact on the environment, hosted a number of world record performances. Check it out here or in our summer issue, which is on news stands now.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:09:43 +0000
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