First, preliminary qualifying standards were set for each event, and the number of participants was reduced to raise the level of performance and intensify the competition.
在游泳、田徑、舉重、健力、射箭等項目先設定參賽標準，以去蕪存菁。球類運動則先舉行會外賽，使各單項參加隊數不超過八隊。