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Day 1; Day 1 and 2 had low attendance numbers.

Day 6: The stadium was at full capacity. Over
20,000 spectators were locked out of the
games.

School Children attendance report

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e LOC took up an initiative, a legacy program for
tree planting. The LOC promoted a tree planting
program where any school that participated would
get tickets to attend the Championships. e LOC-
Marketing and Commercial Directorate sent formal
invitation letters to different schools
that they met or interacted with during
the caravan marketing campaign.
On arrival at the Kasarani Stadium
they were ushered in by the marketing
volunteers who had been assigned to
the schools’ initiative. ey were then
searched at the entrance as they were
being issued tickets and were directed
to their booths where they were as-
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signed. The teachers were given the
numbers of the team leaders to facili-
tate for eff ective communication and
they were also shown the washrooms,
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the exits, and the ambulance areas. e
booths had security personnel as well
as the National Youth Service who were
to assist in ensuring that the children
and teachers were not harassed and that the booths Kenyan Children cheer
were specifi cally assigned to the students and not at the championships
the public. (top) others plant
After the students were seated and their letters commemorative
confi rmed, they would be given a bottle of water and trees and (below) the
soda, the little children would be given milk instead LOC rode on the SGR
of soda. Kindergarten children were bought for bread (Standard Gauge
to ensure that they had something extra to eat. Railway) launch
Some schools would leave after lunch after the to make citizens
games especially the small children, so that the chil- aware of the WU18
dren can be dropped home early. e other schools Championships
would leave at their convenience and some would
leave after the games were done. e student num-
bers ranged between1500-4000 children, who came
to spectate and experience a world class event. e
teachers were grateful for the invitation.

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