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Salt Lake City, Utah, to Host 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games On November 29, 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Salt Lake City, Utah, will host the 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. This will be the second time that Salt Lake City has hosted the Winter Olympics, having previously hosted the Games in 2002. The decision to award the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City was made by the IOC Executive Board following a recommendation from the Future Host Commission. The Commission was impressed with Salt Lake City's bid, which included plans for a ...

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.