| Useful Technical Data
Course.
 The course is in the Menara district of Marrakech and includes the Ghabat
Chabab olive grove with trees planted in a special project by the young people of the town
in the 1960s. It is overlooked by the Atlas mountains, which are one hour away by road.
Unlike the specially-laid turf in Turin last year, the grass has been grown from seed on
the course, irrigated by a system of 600 sprinklers. Apart from four ramps, the largest of
which is 2.5m in height, the course is flat with no obstacles.
Race Distances. The races will include
small (1415 metres) and big (2000 metres) circuits, plus a starting straight. The races
will comprise the following circuits:
Senior Men’s Long Race - 12 kilometres
- 1 small circuit plus 5 big circuits
Senior Men’s Short Race - 4 kilometres
- 1 small circuit plus 1 big circuit
Junior Men’s Race - 8 kilometres - 1
small circuit plus 3 big circuits
Senior Women’s Long Race - 8
kilometres - 1 small circuit plus 3 big circuits
Senior Women’s Short Race - 4
kilometres - 1 small circuit plus 1 big circuit
Junior Women’s Race - 4 kilometres - 1
small circuit plus 1 big circuit
Scoring. Six athletes from each
country’s team can start the race, with the best placed four scoring for their team
Altitude. The altitude of Marrakech
is 452 metres above sea level
Temperature. The average highest
temperature in Marrakech in March is 24°C
Junior Races. To be eligible to
compete in the junior race, athletes must be under 20 for the whole of 1998. Therefore,
they must be born after December 31, 1978
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