At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women.

There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries.

[1][2] These games were notable for a number of Olympic firsts and numerous world records.

These included: This was the first Olympics to use an all-weather track surface now used in every major international athletics competition.