The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997.

It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault.

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

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