Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Uganda competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The nation won its first ever Olympic medals at these Games. The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country (followed in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain). It is the only Games ever held in Latin America (until Rio de Janeiro hosts the 2016 Summer Olympics) and it was the second to be hosted outside of Europe, Australia, or the United States. It was also the third Olympic Games to be held in autumn, followed by the 1988 Summer Olympics.