Abstract
The political and safety situation before the XIX OG in Mexico was complicated. Political disturbances took place not only in the host country, but also in many worlds'' regions and in Czechoslovakia as well.
Nevertheless, these circumstances didn''t affect the course of the Games. However, they affected the performance of Czechoslovak sportsmen.
Despite of many after the August invasion of Czechoslovakia by troops of the Warsaw Pact protests the aggressors participated in the Games. Similarly, the Czechoslovak team set off to Mexico after a short reflection with a goal to do their best to represent the attacked country.
Duels with Soviets, representing occupants in the eyes of the world and Czechoslovak people as well, were escalated. The gymnast V. Čáslavská or the athlete M.
Rezková became winners. On the other hand, additional motivation in form of vengeance was tying the hands of the volleyball team and they lost the final match with the Soviet rival.