1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

GENERALATHLETICS.REGULATIONS.1. The competitions will be organized by the Olympic Sub-Committee for Athleticsappointed by the Svenska Idrottsförbundet (Swedish Amateur Athletic Association.)2. The competition shall be confined to amateurs in accordance with the followingdefinition:An amateur is one who has never:a) competed for a money prize or a monetary consideration, or in any waydrawn pecuniary gain from the exercise of his sport;b) competed against a professional;c) taught in any branch of athletics for payment;d) sold, pawned, hired out, or exhibited for payment any prize won in a competition.3. Each competitor shall wear a jersey with short sleeves and drawers to theknees, and shall also have on back and front during competiton a distinctivenumber corresponding to the number in the programme assigned to him by ballot.4. A competitor who wilfully jostles, runs across, or obstructs another competitoris disqualified from that competition, and forfeits the right to any prize thathe would otherwise have been entitled to.5. The respective stations of the competitors shall be decided by ballot.In races, the starting position of the competitors is, moreover, decided in thesame way immediately before starting, the lowest number being placed on the farleft.6. No attendant shall accompany any competitor on the arena or during therace; nor shall any competitor be allowed, without the permission of the judges,to receive assistance or refreshment from anyone during the progress of a race.This rule applies also to the Marathon Race.7. Only acting officials and those who are taking part in a competition actuallyin progress may remain in the arena of the Stadium.Running and Walking.I. GENERAL RULES.a) All races shall be started by the report of a pistol.All questions concerning the start shall be decided by the starter.When on the mark, no competitor shall touch the ground in front of the scratchlinewith any part of his body.b) The running track shall be measured 30 cm. from the inside edge.c) The direction of running will be against the sun, left hand inside.II. SPECIAL RULES.100 and 200 metres Flat.The start shall be made on the following words of command: "Intag Edraplatser” (On your marks!); “Färdiga” (Ready!), and then, when all are quite inorder, the pistol shall be fired.In the first round, those coming in first and second in each heat shall be allowedto run in the second round. In the second round, which consists of six heats, thewinners only shall have the right to start in the final.1001