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were held at the

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from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's

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. There were a total number of 712 participating athletes from 118 countries.

Results

Men

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, 1997 , 1999 ,

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Women

1993 ,

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of USA originally came second in the 1500 metre and was awarded the silver medal, but was later disqualified for doping.

Medal table

Participating nations

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References

External links

IAAF 1997 World Indoor Championships Official Website
(archived)

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IAAF World Indoor Championships The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor G ...

World Athletics Indoor Championships International athletics competitions hosted by France Athletics in Paris

International sports competitions hosted by Paris