The men's

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at the

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took place March 9 and 10 at the

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. The final was won by Costa Rican

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in a time of 45.11.

Doping disqualification

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of Sudan, who ran the heat and the semifinal, retrospectively got his results disqualified for doping.

Medalists

Records

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 (Q) and the 6 fastest times qualified (q). 32 athletes from 27 countries participated.

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each heat qualified (Q). 18 athletes from 14 countries participated.

Final

6 athletes from 5 countries participated. The final started at 19:31.

References

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400 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships