[1] It was the inaugural edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the eight top performing nations from the 2002 European Cup.

[2] The event was held before a sell-out crowd of 3069 people and athletes gave a positive reaction to the competition, with 60 metres winner Jason Gardener remarking that "The public, the organisation and the facilities are very good here".

[3] Spain won the men's section of the team competition, while Russia took the top women's honours.

[1] The competition comprised nineteen athletics events, ten for men and nine for women.

The international team points totals were decided by their athletes' finishing positions, with each representative's performance contributing towards their national overall score.