79:. The temperature during the 6 mile race was 46 °C (115 F), and Stephens yelled abuse at race officials as he passed them each lap for scheduling the event during the peak heat of the day. An official enquiry was convened to consider disqualification, to which Stephens apologised, telling the panel that the "heat must have got to me ... and I went
94:, then 17-years old, witnessed this performance and was later quoted as saying "I was pretty young, and those races showed me for the first time that athletics could be exciting" and "Subconsciously, watching Stephens' races helped me come to the decision to compete as a club athlete instead of continuing to play cricket."
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