'The marathon started and finished ut the Sydney Cricket Ground. 'The competitors ran two laps of the' Cricket Ground, then proceeded down Anzac Parade through the suburbs of Daceyville and Tempe to within about one miles of George's River, where they turned round and made, Back to the Cricket Ground by a slightly different route. The race finished with one lap on the Cricket Ground.
The control of the marathon was similar to that in force during the Olympic Games in Los Angeles and Berlin, Check and refreshment stations were established at the five, en, fifteen, twenty and twenty-five niles marks. A qualified medical] officer patrolled the course with power to order any competitor who Appeared unduly distressed to retire] Irom the race.
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