Host City Selection
On October 18, 1963, at the 60th IOC Session in Baden-Baden, West Germany, Mexico City finished ahead of bids from Detroit, Buenos Aires and Lyon to host the Games.
| 1968 Summer Olympics bidding result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Country | Round 1 | ||||
| Mexico City | Mexico | 30 | ||||
| Detroit | United States | 14 | ||||
| Lyon | France | 12 | ||||
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2 | ||||
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