The sun., 1919-07-20
|BELGIANS ANNOUNCE
OLYMPIC CONTESTS
Events Practically Same as
Decided at Stockholm
! in 1912.
MARATHON ELIMINATED
No Country Can Start More
Than IL Men in Any Sep
arate Event.
MARATHON ELIMINATED

TORONTO, July 19-The Canadian
Olympic Committee has just received
from the Belgian Olympic Committee the
proposed programme OF events for the
Seventh Olympiad to be held at Antwerp
next summer. The programme, as sub
mitted, follows rather closely the Stock
holm programme, with the notable ex-
ception that the time honored Marathon
race has been omitted.
The time for preparation at the dis
posal OF the Belgian committee being
short, It is understood that they will
have the right to modify the programme
and to this end have asked the Canadian
Olympic Committee to forward sugges-
lions as to alterations. The Canadian
committee will be pleased to receive sug-
gestions and criticisms of the pro-
gramme.
In transmitting the proposed. Count
Henry de Baillet-Letour of the Belgian
Olympic Committee makes an appeal for
support of the games, and says their
motto is, "If you love us como and join
In our games"
Entry Limit to II.
Each country may have twelve COM
pettors in the individual copetitions,
and one team in the team competitions,
excepting football. for which four teams
may be sent.
1t Is proposed to hold the Stadium
event between August Is and Septem-
Der 10. 1920.
The complete programme is as fol-
lows:
Athletics--1Oo meters. 200 M, 400
m. 500 m. 1900 m. 5000 H., 10000
b. nat, 10 m. hurdles. Cross coun-
try, about miles. individual and team
race. 10000 m. walking. Running high
jump. Standing high jump. Running
| board jump. Standing broad jump. Pole
jump. Throwing the javelin with the
javelin held in the middle). best hand.
Throwing the discus. Putting the
weight Throwing the hammer. Throw
Ing the grenade. Pentathlon comprising
% running broad jump: CD throwing
the javelin ca zoo meters fiat: 90
throwing the discus; 60 1900 meters
fat
Team Competitions.
Team competitions-4oO meter relay
race, men. 1000 meter relay race. 4
men. 5000 meter team race. to run,
3 to count Tug-of-war teams of T.
Gymnastics-CD Team competition
with exercises, according TO the Swedish
system. Teams OF not less than 16 nor
more than 40: time limit, one hour
(2) Team competition G6 to 40 mem
with exercises according to special con-
ditions: time limit one hour. ca Team
competition dc to 40 men) with free
choice of movements and apparatus ;
time limit, one hour. ca Individual
competition. with exercises on horizontal
bar. parallel bars and other fixed APP
paratus. (5) Displays by team of men
and OF ladies' time limit. 40 minutes.
Swimming Events,
Rowing-G. single scul!s (2). dou-
BILE SOULS: 90, tours outriggers; 90,
Fights outriggers.
Swimming, individual events (a) men
100 meters free style, 100 meters back
stroke. 200 meters breast stroke, 400
meters free style. 400 meters breast
stroke. 1900 meters free style, high div
ing, plain diving from TO 10 meters !:
high diving. plain and variety diving
from to 10 meters; spring board div
ing, (b) Ladies-l00 meters free style.
high diving
Team events (a) men--S00 meters
team race. men; water polo. 90
Ladics-400 meters team race, ladies'
Nachting-The programme is not fixed
yet. and VIII Toe sent lates--
Tcncing-Fpee. one individual and one
team competition sabre, one individual
and one team competition; foils, one
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Boxing and Wrestling.
Boxing - Individual competition OF
English boxing divided in classes ac-
cording to weight; division on points
with limited number of rounds.
Wrestling - Individual competition.
Graeco- Roman style, classes according
10 weight.
Standardization competition. clay
Ir,1
army riae; individual competition. with
pistol Subject TO alterations.
Horse riding (mllitary)-(a) 80 kill
omtres. cross-country CD steeplechase
Individual. tc) team prize jumping; (2)
prize riding. individual; (3) individual
prize jumping.
Bicycle racing-Road. individual and
team races
Tho PenthaIon.
Modern penthalon-G) Duel shooting,
distance, 25 metres; CD swimming. 800
metres, free style; (0 Epee fencing /;
90 riding over a spesial marked course
not to exceed 5000 metres, with horses
tossed up for: 90 cross-country race,
about 4, 900 metres.
Plays-G) Football association, COM
petition on the knockout system: (2)
hockey. competition on the knockout
system. men; competition on the knock
out system. ladies': (S) lawn tennis in
divdual competition In open air on brick
courts; ca gentlemen's singles (b)
ladies' singles; tc) gentlemen's doubles ;
Cd mixed doubles.
Horse polo-Competition on the knock
ou- system.
Artchery-Polo competition, target COM
petition.
Golf-Gentlemens competition ladies'
competition.
Concours d'Art-The Stockholm pro-
gramme will probably be adopted It will
include competitions in architecture,
sculpture. painting, music and literature
Game shooting and mountain ascents
Same competition as at Stockholm.
ENGLISH SOCCER BOOMING.