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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10907, 7 August 1928, Page 5

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OLYMPIC GAMES GREATEST EVENT TO* FRANCE. United Press Assn—Bv Electric Telegraph—Copvright. AMSTERDAM. August 5. Several world’s record-breaking, performances were registered in the concluding events of the track and field section at the Olympic Gaines. The United States won belli the men’s relays, breaking the world's record m one and equalling it in the other. Canada stored in the women s events, relay and high jump, pitting up world’s records in both. France won the Olympiad's greatest event when the Algerian. El Otiafi. calmly trotted into the stadium through the marathon gate, wearing a laurel wreath which had been thrown o\er liis shoulders when he entered the stadium ground®. His appearance was such a -urpri'se to th© Frenchmen that they were breathless, and liardK believed their eves. The course provided a very severe test owing to tlie nature of the ground. Tlie first three miles were over coblestones. the competitors then following the River Asmtel tor a few miles. After this they turned across into oj>en country thirteen miles from the stadium, and traversed this for five miles,, then proceeded to the river and on to Amsterdam.