EVENTS.

Northern Advocate, 15 August 1919, Page 1

EVENTS.

I.—Athletics.

100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres flat, 110 metres hurdles, Cross-country (about five miles) individual and team race f 10,000 metres walk, running high jump, standing high jump, running broad jump, standing broad jump, pole vault throwing the javelin (with the javelin held in the middle) best hand, throwing the discus, putting the 161b weight, throwing the 161b hammer, the granate (grenade), Pentathlon (comprising running broad jump, throwing the javelin, 200 metres flat, throwing the discus, 1500 metres flat). Note: We propose to suppress the Decathlon—this event takes much time and is practically a repetition of th e Pentathlon.

Team Competitions: 400 metres relay race (4 men), 1600 metres relay race (4 men), 3000 metres team race (5 to run, 3 to count), tug-o'-war (teams of 8), lI,—GYMNASTICS. (1) Team competition with exercises according to the Swedish system (teams of not less than 16 nor more than 40), time limit 1 hour; (2) Team competition (16 to 40 men) with exercises according to spe-, cial conditions, time limit one hour. (3) Team competition (16 to 40. men), free choice of movements and apparatus, time limit 1 hour; (4) Individual competition with exercises on horizontal bar, parallel bars and other fixed apparatus; (5) Displays by team of men and of ladies, time limit 45 minutes. lll.—Nautical Sports. Rowing: Single sculls, double sculls, fours (outriggers), eights (outriggers). Swimming (Individual Events): Men—loo metres free style, 100 metres back stroke, 200 metres breast stroke, 400 metres free style, 400 metres breast stroke, 1500 metres free style, high diving (plain diving from 5 to 10 metres), high diving (plain and variety diving from 5 to 10 metres), springboard diving. Ladles—loo metres free style, high diving. • TEAM EVENTS. Men: 800 metres team race, four men; water polo. Ladies: 400 metres team, four ladies. lll.—Yachting. Th e programme is not fixed yet, and will be sent later. IV.—Fighting Sports, 1. Fencing: Epee, one individual and one team competition; sabre, one individual and one team competition; foils, one individual competition.; I 2, Boxing: Individual competition of English boxing, divided in eight classes, according to weight, Decision on points with a limited number of rounds. 3. Wrestling: Individual competition — Graeco-Roman style, five classes, according to weight. 4. Shooting: Individual competition, clay bird shooting; individual competition, army rifle; individual competition, with pistol. Subject to alterations. V,—Horse Riding, 1. Military: (a) 50 kil. cross country; (b) steeplechase, individual; (c) team, prize jumping. 2, Prize riding, individual. 3, Individual prize jumping,

Vl.—Cycling. Road race, individual and team. I Vll.—Combined Sports. i Modern Pentathlon: 1. Duel shooting, distance 25 metres. 2. Swimming, 300 metres, free Style. 3. Epee fencing. 4. Riding over a special marked course, not to exceed 5000 metres, with horses tossed- up for. 6. Cross-country race, about 4000 metres. Vlll.—Games. '1. Football, Association. Competition on the knock-out 'system. 2. Hockey: Competition on the knock-out system, men; competition on the knock-out system, ladies. 3. Lawn Tennis; Individual competitions in open air on;briclt (Courts: (a) Itentleihen, singles} (bj dailies, singles; (c) gentlemen, doubles; (d) mixed doubles. 4. Horse Polo: Competition on the knock-out system. y. 9, Archery: Pole competition; target competition. ;6. GPolf: Gentleman competition; ladies' competition. IX.-— Concours D'Art. The Stockholm programme will probably be adopted; it will include competitions in architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and literature X.—Game Shooting and Mountain Ascerits. Same competition as at Stockholm. The yachting events (6) .will be decided from Ostend.

M. Victor Breyer, editor of the Echo dcs Sports, Paris, in a letter to the London Sporting Life, dated May 19th, says:— "FRANCE AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES." "In a plenary sitting held in Paris, the delegates of the various French sports federations came to a momentous decision about the proposed Olympic Games > which are to be held next year at Antwerp. After a protracted discussion and a thorough exchange of views on the matter, they decided to uphold the meeting and participate officially in the Games., A committee was nominated at once : to go thoroughly, into the question of ways, and means, and approach the Government with a. view of securing full support—financial and otherwise —in order that France may b e re-, presented in 1920 at Antwerp in a thoroughly fitting manner.

"This is a great personal triumph for the International Olympic Committee and its president, Baron Pierre de Coubetin, inasmuch as the French delegates had just recently expressed' their entire disapproval of the Olympic meeting being held at all in 1920, and their unanimous desire to abstain from taking part if they took place. It remains only for the Rev. de Courcy Laffan, the Baron's worthy lieutenant, to convince Great Britain's sporting powers in the same manner, and the Antwerp fixture will stand assured of an unqualified and, may I add, thoroughly deserved success."