Chinese officials limited the race to 80 competitors, a number that included runners from a 10-kilometer race and a half-marathon.

For example, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing neither Jiang nor reigning world champion Zhu Lin were entered in a women's singles event which limited the strongest badminton nations to three competitors.

The professional race, which is limited to 30 competitors selected from French and international applicants, begins when the water first crosses the road.

In 2009 and 2010, through a special agreement with the UCI, individuals from those teams could compete as part of teams that were limited to three competitors, which led to a resurgence of interest in the Tour of the Gila.

The race is Queensland's largest yacht race and the second largest in Australia, although it is limited to between 200 and 250 competitors for navigational safety.

The event is limited to 200 competitors.

Each country was limited to two competitors in the final.

The top 24 competitors moved on to the individual all-around final, though nations were limited to two competitors each even if more qualified.

The most dramatic moment possibly of this year's Tonys will not occur on television at all, but tomorrow at Sardi's, when the four nominees (each category is limited to four competitors) for best new musical are revealed.