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IAAF W ORLD U18 REPORT

Event Summary

The IAAF World Under 18 Championships (World U18) is a global athletics event comprising track and field events for
competitors who are 17 years old and younger. The event is organized by the International Association of Athletics
Federations (IAAF) and is held biennially. The event was hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, at the Moi International Sports Complex,
Kasarani Stadium, from July 12 through 16, 2017, attracting over 2,000 participating athletes from 159 countries.

Kenya is the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to host this event or any sporting event of similar magnitude. The event
intended to assist the development of the country of Kenya as an attractive investment and tourism destination.

Project Points of Contact

KYEB
Name Title Organization
Fanny Bouquillet Information & Knowledge Manager IAAF
Mwangi Muthee Chief Executive Officer LOC IAAF World U18 Championships
Regina Gachora Head of Operations LOC IAAF World U18 Championships
Anthony Kimondo Landscape Architect LOC IAAF World U18 Championships
Kirimi Kaberia Permanent Secretary Ambassador LOC IAAF World U18 Championships
Jeremia Mwangi Lanscape Supervisor LOC IAAF World U18 Championships /
Sports Kenya
Shelley Villalobos Managing Director Council for Responsible Sport

Dian Vaughn Chief Executive Officer/Board of Directors Green Events International/Council for
Responsible Sport
Mercy Karunditu Interim Director - Programmes Green Belt Movement

Hassan Wario Cabinet Secretary The Kenyan Ministry of Sports, Culture
and the Arts
KENYA YEARBO0K
Council for Responsible Sport Engagement
EDITORIAL BOARD
The Council for Responsible Sport (Council) is an Oregon-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide
objective, independent verification of the socially and environmentally responsible work event organizers are doing, and to
Nairobi 2017 actively support event organizers who strive to make a difference in their communities.

IAAF World Under 18 Championships The Council focuses on cooperative solutions and has worked with more than 150 unique events in nine countries since it
was founded in 2008. In service to the vision of a world where responsibly produced sports events are the norm, the Council
offers three primary programs —Engage, Certify and Inspire-- all of which are based on five key ‘pillars’ of the responsible
sport concept.

Engage Program Report In April 2017, the Council was hired by IAAF in a consulting capacity to implement the Council’s Engage program (see
Appendix A) with the LOC in Nairobi. The intention of our collaboration was to focus on their legacy project, with an eye
Council for Responsible Sport and the IAAF to existing sustainability initiatives and recommendations for the future. A broader objective is for the newly refurbished
Kasarani Stadium to serve as a host site for additional events of international caliber in the future.

Video conference calls served as the primary form of ongoing communication, with a site visit in June 13 through 15, 2017
by Council for Responsible Sport board member and advising consultant, Dian Vaughn, of Green Events, Int.

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