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2002 IAAF World Cup

2002 IAAF World Cup
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Host city Madrid, Spain
Date(s) 21–22 September
Main stadium Estadio La Peineta
Participation ? athletes
Events 39


The 9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was hosted by Madrid, September 21–22, 2002, in the Estadio La Peineta. The IAAF world cup event is currently held every four years.

The team winner of the men's competition was Africa, while the Russian team took the women's cup.

1 Britain originally finished eighth with 83 points, but the team was disqualified in August 2003 after Dwain Chambers admitted to using THG between the beginning of 2002 and August 2003. All other individual results were allowed to stand, but the IAAF ruled that the individual athletes received no score.

1 The United States originally finished second in 2:59.21, but were disqualified in 2009 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.

1 Marion Jones originally won this event in 10.90, but she was disqualified in 2007 after she admitted to drug use between 2000 and 2002.
2 The United States originally finished second in 42.05, but were disqualified in 2007 after Marion Jones admitted to drug use between 2000 and 2002.
3 The United States originally finished second in 3:24.67, but were later disqualified after Michelle Collins admitted to drug use.


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