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were held at the

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from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres

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events. In addition, it was the first Indoor Championships to include

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and

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, albeit as non-championship events. There were a total number of 537 athletes participated from 93 countries.

Results

Men

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* For doping offenses, the Bulgarians Daniel Ivanov and Nikolai Raev were disqualified from the bronze medals in long and triple jump respectively.

Women

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Non-championship events

Some events were contested without counting towards the total medal status. The 1600 metres medley relay consisted of four legs over 800 m, 200 m, 200 m and 400 m.

Medal table

Participating nations

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References

External links

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