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IAAF W ORLD U18 REPORT

What Worked
• Late accommodation requests: e accommoda-
tion lead person received last minute accommoda-
tion reservation requests. E.g. previous champion • Having the hotel organize a special meal menu for
athletes arrived at the hotel late and expected the LOC working teams. e menu was limited
to be accommodated and meals organized. is to Ksh. 1500/=
presented a challenge with the hotel as the res- • e hotels fl exibility in accommodating the ad
taurant closed at 10.45pm. e accommodation hoc requests from LOC. E.g. late preparation of
lead person had to intervene and ensure that the meals.
guests were served as some of guests were old and
had children accompanying them. Challenges
• Cleaning of meeting rooms and guest rooms: the • Food poisoning: there were 2 cases of food poi-
KYEB
house keeping team did not keep the rooms con-
soning reported at the hotel. Two IAAF family
sistently clean. There were 2 cases reported of
members were diagnosed with stomach upsets.
rooms not being cleaned.
ey both got treatments and put on medication.
• Delays in serving meals: food service was delayed
Recommendations
because they moved from buff et to Ala Carte hence
aff ected working staff reporting back to their work
• Have dedicated vehicles assigned to working
stations.
teams: Volunteers should have had dedicated
• Driver’s meal vouchers: Drivers did not have
vehicles assigned throughout the event.
meal vouchers hence having them leave the hotel
• Encourage early booking/reservation of accom-
premise to look for food. is led to delays in pick-
modation: Have champions or future LOC guests
ing some of the guests.
confi rm their bookings prior to the event. LOC
should replicate the IAAF event booking system.
Transport

Meals
KENYA YEARBO0K
• Transport was organized and managed by LOC
transport committee who assigned a transport
• Bed and Breakfast were provided by Windsor
manager, 2 volunteers and a Pewin (transport
Hotel.
service provider) staff member.
• Windsor provided meal cards so as to have an ac- • All vehicles had IAAF branded car stickers.
EDITORIAL BOARD
count of the number of people being given meals.
• e transport committee had the following types
• Meals provided were; of vehicles at Windsor;
i. 10am and 4pm teas & snacks • Noah & Voxy’s – 7 pax
ii. Lunch
iii. Dinner i. Mini buses – 25 pax
ii. Saloon cars – 3 pax
• Meals were provided for the following; iii. Mercedes Benz – assigned to the IAAF President,
Vice President
i. Volunteers & LOC staff – all meals iv. Police Chase cars – assigned to the IAAF
ii. VIP Security President & CEO
iii. Drivers – Teas & Snacks only
iv. IAAF staff – Teas & snacks • Delegates were assigned vehicles as follows;

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