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

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

School Children attendance report
e LOC took up an initiative, a legacy program for
KYEB
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 meet or inter-
acted 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. They were
then searched at the entrance
KENYA YEARBO0K
as they were being issued
tickets and were directed to
their booths where they were
assigned. The teachers were
EDITORIAL BOARD
given the numbers of the team
leaders to facilitate for eff ective
communication and they were
also shown the washrooms, the
exits, and the ambulance areas. e booths had secu- Kenyan Children cheer
rity personnel as well as the National Youth Service at the championships
who were to assist in ensuring that the children (top) others plant
and teachers were not harassed and that the booths commemorative trees and
were specifi cally assigned to the students and not (below) the LOC rode on
the public. the SGR (Standard Gauge
After the students were seated and their letters Railway) launch to make
confi rmed, they would be given a bottle of water and citizens aware of the
soda, the little children would be given milk instead WU18 Championships
of soda. Kindergarten children were bought for bread
to ensure that they had something extra to eat.
Some schools would leave after lunch after the
games especially the small children, so that the chil-
dren can be dropped home early.

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