Two other athletes, Fortunato Catalon and Juan Taduran, were supposed to join Nepomuceno but did not compete.

This decision was then referred to the Embassy of the United States, which stated that the procedure should be upheld as this decision was also referred to the Moroccan delegation that did not compete, who would have needed to fly the flag of France alongside theirs.

[5] Nepomuceno first competed in the men's 100 meters on July 6, where he ran in the sixth heat.

Harold Abrahams of Great Britain eventually won the gold medal on July 7, finishing with an Olympic record-setting time of 10.6 seconds.

Nepomuceno then competed in the men's 200 meters on July 8, where he ran in the fifteenth heat.

Jackson Scholz of the United States eventually won the gold medal on July 9, finishing with an Olympic record-setting time of 21.6 seconds.

[21] After his experience at the Games, a magazine quoted him saying:"Sana yung mga susunod sa akin ay hindi maranasan ang naranasan ko.