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IMG was responsible for ensuring meals were iii. Ensure the athletes and working team not share
provided on time and also the dining facilities the eating premise.
were clean and conducive. It was also the respon-
sibility of IMG to ensure that the dining area was Supervision for Provision of Medical
set up for use by the athletes. e meal schedule Services
was as follows;
At the Kenyatta University, medical services off ered
i. Breakfast - 6:30am-9:00am to the athletes. e services off ered were:
ii. Lunch - 12:30p.m -3:00p.m
iii. Dinner- 7:00p.m- 11:00p.m • Ambulance services,
• Physiotherapy services
KYEB
What worked
• Anti-doping services.
i. Meals were served on time
e medical staff s distributed at the KU village were
ii. ere was adequate food for the athletes, LOC
40 in total. ere were 33 medical staff , 6 Ambulance
and Volunteers
staff and 1 Subcommittee member.
iii. ere were no food poisoning cases
iv. The kitchen and dining area were constantly
Ambulance Services
kept clean
v. Food was always available as per the timings on
ere were 6 ambulance services that were located in
the shared meals timetable.
various places at the village. e Ambulance services
vi. Sarova Hotels provided the highest level of cu-
role was to provide patients with transport service.
linary expertise, Hygiene Standards and service
e ambulance services provided 24 hour emergency
delivery personnel.
assistance to the teams and residents at the village
vii. Water and sodas were provided.
viii. e dining area was able to host the expected
KENYA YEARBO0K
Massage Area
athletes.
ix. e setup of the furniture (Tables, Chairs and
At the village there were 23 massage rooms in the
dressing) was done by Kenyatta University
common room that was available to the athletes. e
EDITORIAL BOARD
Challenges German team had their own massage room in Nyayo
5 since they were a large team.
i. Some volunteers would come from Kasarani to
have their meals at the village. Anti-Doping Services
ii. e volunteers allocated to the dining area did
not report to their stations. 10 Anti-Doping Educators, three (3) from WADA
iii. ere was power outage and no electricity backup and one (1) from IAAF were deployed at the games
(Generator). village. eir role at the venue was to deal specifi cally
iv. During offl oading of the beverages, Sarova was with the U18 athletes, where the emphasis was on
not cooperative in assisting with offl oading bear- the values-based education.
ing in mind; the beverages were stored in their
kitchen. Medical cases at the Village

Recommendations i. ere was one case of a German athlete who broke
his leg during the championships and the medical
team were quick able to deploy a team who took
i. Provide a backup generator him to Agakhan for treatment
ii. Ensure meals for the working team is available

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