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42 GENERAL

1. The order in which the competitors take their trials shall be drawn by lot.

2. Where there are more than 8 competitors, each competitor shall be allowed 3 trials, and the 8 competitors with the best performances shall be allowed 3 additional trials.

3. Where there are 8 competitors or fewer, each competitor shall be allowed 6 trials.

4. Each competitor shalt be credited with the best of all his throws, subject to conditions relating to ties,

5. A competitor may not spray or spread any substance in the circle

6. A competitor is allowed to touch the inside edge of the circle.

JAVELIN

7. A competitior may not cross either of the parallel lines.

8. It is a foul throw if the competitor touches with any part of his body or limbs, the arc or the lines drawn from the extremities there of at right angles to the parallel lines, or the ground beyond the arc or those lines.