After winning three gold medals and one silver medal at the 1964 Tokyo Games, Vera Caslavska was the favourite to repeat her success in 1968. In April she had signed the "Manifesto of 2000 Words," which rejected Soviet involvement in Czechoslovakia. Two months before the Olympics, Soviet tanks rolled into Prague. Warned by friends that she was in danger of being arrested, Caslavska fled to the mountains. In hiding, she kept in shape by swinging from tree limbs and practic

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ing her floor exercise in a meadow. After three weeks, the government allowed her to join the rest of the team in Mexico City. There Caslavska successfully defended her all-around and vault titles and added two more gold medals and two silvers. Hugely popular with Mexican fans, she added to her popularity by marrying fellow Olympian Josef Odlozil in a ceremony in Mexico City.

　　　 在1964年东京奥运会上夺得三枚金牌和一枚银牌之后，维拉·卡斯拉夫斯卡(捷克斯洛伐克体操选手)被认为会在1968年墨西哥城奥运会上重现辉煌。1968年4月，她在一份反对前苏联干涉捷克斯洛伐克内政的“2000字宣言”上签了字。奥运会前的两个月，苏联的坦克开进布拉格。朋友们警告她有被逮捕的危险，卡斯拉夫斯卡逃进山区。在躲藏的过程中，她仍然在树枝间跳跃、在草地上练习自由操以保持状态。三个星期后，政府允许她在墨西哥城与捷克斯洛伐克代表团的其他成员会合。在那里，卡斯拉夫斯卡成功地卫冕女子全能和跳马的冠军，一共得到两枚金牌和两枚银牌。已经名满墨西哥的卡斯拉夫斯卡随后又与同胞奥运选手约瑟夫·奥德罗吉尔在墨西哥城举行了婚礼，从而使自己在这座城市中的知名度再度提升。