The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham,UK between 14 March and 16 March 2003. The National Indoor Arena (opened in 1991) is situated in Birmingham, England is the countrys leading indoor sports arena as well as being host to many other events such as music concerts. ... This article is about the city in England. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK.

Results

Men

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Women

1999 |2001 |2003 |2004 |2006 | The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004. ... The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations will be held in Moscow, Russia during March 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport Complex. ...

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Medals table

Position:	Nation:	Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:	Total:
1.	United States	10	3	4	17
2.	Russia	5	4	3	12
3.	Sweden	4	0	0	4
4.	United Kingdom	2	2	3	7
5.	Ethiopia	2	0	1	3
6.	Spain	1	4	1	6
7.	Germany	1	1	2	4
8.	France	1	1	1	3
8.	Ukraine	1	1	1	3
10.	Mozambique	1	0	0	1
11.	Belarus	0	2	1	3
12.	Cameroon	0	2	0	2
12.	Jamaica	0	2	0	2
14.	Kenya	0	1	2	3
15.	Bahamas	0	1	1	2
15.	Cuba	0	1	1	2
17.	Austria	0	1	0	1
17.	Denmark	0	1	0	1
17.	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	1	0	1
20.	Brazil	0	0	1	1
20.	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
20.	Ireland	0	0	1	1
20.	Morocco	0	0	1	1
20.	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
20.	Poland	0	0	1	1
20.	China, People's Republic of	0	0	1	1
20.	Senegal	0	0	1	1

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External Link

• IAAF 2003 World Indoor Championships in Athletics Official Website