the competition started with the 800 metres event. the belgian ina degrande won the race, 10 metres ahead of the the dutch jo mallon. mallon's performance was praised by the dutch press. agaath van noort did not performed as expected, as she because she was not fit. out of competition, the dutch woman jeanne van kesteren who lived in belgium finished second in a time of 2 minues and 46.3 seconds. van kesteren was invited for the international competition later the year in germany and became a reserve athlete for the netherlands at the 1928 summer olympics. the netherlands won the 800 metres with 13 points, with belgium scoring 8 points.