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1968 Swedish riots and demonstrations against Rhodesian participation in the Davis Cup

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The Båstad riots (Swedish: Båstadskravallerna) is the name given to the riots that took place during a Davis Cup tennis match between Sweden and Rhodesia on 3 May 1968 in Båstad, Sweden.

Demonstrators were protesting the participation of the two apartheid countries, Rhodesia and South Africa, in the international tennis competition. The countries were barred from other international sporting events. It became the most violent confrontation between the Swedish police and demonstrators during the 1960s. It was followed by a dialogue between the Swedish government and the demonstrators to curb the escalation of violence. The match later was played in secrecy, and Sweden won 4-1.

References

Thörn, Håkan (2006), "Sports as Politics: The Battle of Båstad and 'Stop the 70s Tour'", Anti-Apartheid and the Emergence of a Global Civil Society, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 142–157, doi:10.1057/9780230505698_7, ISBN 978-0-230-23496-3, retrieved 3 August 2023
Wijk, Johnny (7 March 2009). "Idrotten tjänar på de politiska aktionerna". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 June 2012.

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