E-BLAST - 5 AUGUST 2012

2012 Basil Sellers $100,000 Sport-Art Prize in Melbourne was once again remarkable. Mark and Delma were guests of Mr Basil Sellers AM.

1968 was one of the entries and being an Olympic year it fascinated Mark as this was a scene from the 1968 Mexico Olympics when USA 200 metre sprinters Tommy Smith (Gold medallist) and John Carlos (Bronze medallist) raised their blacked gloved fists (Black Power). Australia's Peter Norman (recently died) was the Silver Medallist.

Mark was 17 at the time and moving toward his peak athletic and hockey years and recalled this incident well. Delma said she was 15 and also recalls it. It is one of the most highly recognised images of athletic history.