pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpənts wɜː ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd təbi æt lˈiːst sˈɛvəntˌiːn jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ, ænd hædtə biː ˈeɪbəl tə ɹˈʌn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd mˈiːɾɚz ɪn lˈɛs ðɐn twˈɛlv sˈɛkəndz.
Participants were required to be at least 17 years of age, and had to be able to run 100 metres in less than 12 seconds.