1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

Immediately after lots have been drawn by the competitors in one heat, theorderly shall ask for the return of the celluloid tubes, for the purpose of usingthem again in the drawing of lots for the next heat.When the pistol has been fired, the heat must not be re-run unless:1. The starter sees that he fired after one or more of the competitors had crossedthe line too soon, or2. one competitor purposely hinders another competitor.The track-judge shall decide in each special case whether a runner that hashindered another competitor has done so intentionally or unintentionally. A competitorwho wilfully hinders another competitor shall be excluded from the competition,so that, if the incident happens in a preliminary heat, the offender shallnot have the right to take part in the final, even if he has otherwise qualified for itand if the incident takes place during the final, the offender shall not be awardedany prize which he would otherwise have gained.Marathon Race.a) The Marathon Race will be run on a high-road, with start and finish in theStadium.b) Each competitor must send with his entry a medical certificate of fitness, andmust further undergo a medical examination, immediately previous to the start, bythe Swedish Olympic Committee’s official doctors, who pass the competitors or advisethem not to start.c) No competitor, either at the start or during the progress of the race, maytake any so-called drugs, on pain of immediate disqualification.Hurdle Race, 110 metres.On every course there shall be 10 hurdles, 1,06 metres high, with a distancebetween each flight of 9,14 metres.The top rail of the hurdles shall be fixed fast to the upright supports.The distance from the scratch mark to the first hurdle shall be 13,72 metres,from the last hurdle to the winning post 14,02 metres.In the first round, the first two in each heat shall be allowed to run in thesecond round. In the final there shall run the 6 competitors who have won thesix intermediate heats.When the signal has been given to begin the competition, and the runners ineach heat are assembled at the start, the orderly (“ordningsman”) shall at oncesee that lots are drawn for the various courses on the track (special celluloid tubesshall be employed for this purpose). Each runner gives the orderly the numberhe has drawn, and the runners in each heat shall be so placed, that the runnerwho has drawn the lowest number shall be stationed on that part of. the trackwhich lies farthest to the left, and so on.When the pistol has been fired, the heat must not be re-run unless:1. The starter sees that he fired after one or more of the competitors hadcrossed the line too soon, or2. one competitor purposely hinders another.The track-judge shall decide in each special case whether a runner who hashindered another competitor has done so intentionally or unintentionally.Walking Race, 10,000 metres.The competitors shall be divided into 2 heats, the best 5 from each heat takingpart in the final.Each judge of the course has the right to decide whether a competitior is walkingfairly or not, and can, without any previous warning, exclude a competitor fromfurther participation in the competition.The rules for correct (fair) walking are:“The tips of the toes of the rear foot shall not be lifted from the ground beforethe instant that the heel of the front foot touches it. The legs shall be extendedat each step taken, and the body shall be carried erect.”1003