Riots erupted during a Davis Cup tennis match between Sweden and Rhodesia on May 3, 1968, in Båstad, Sweden.
Demonstrators were protesting the participation of the two apartheid countries, Rhodesia and South Africa's 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.
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