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Recommendation

1. Signage should be put up at least a week prior to
the event as this can also facilitate recce’s con-
ducted prior to the event.

Equipment Transport

IMG was tasked with ensuring that athletes equip-
ment especially such as javelin and pole vaults. IMG
KYEB
was not charged with the responsibility of supervis-
ing importation and re-exportation of any other
materials and or equipment used for the event.

What worked

1. Teams with the pole vaults used the same fl ight
LH590 as it was one of the few flights with an
aircraft that could carry the poles. This made
it easy to plan for onward transportation to the
Signage
athlete’s village at arrival.
to have their equipment carried on the bus car-
IMG was tasked with ensuring the directional and
riers.
parking signage at the all the hotels and competition
venues were put up. 2. Most of the teams with equipment were fl exible
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Challenges
What worked
1. e plan was to have a dedicated closed 3tonne
truck for carrying equipment this was never pro-
1. e branding items were of good quality and were
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vided thus the transport team had to improvise
appropriately set up
and use the car carriers of the buses provided.
2. e signage was very clear and helped drivers
2. Athletes had manuals that clearly stated that pole
know their way around including their desig-
vaults would be transported from the airport
nated parking areas
to the vent stadium. is was not actualized as
Challenges there dedicated trucks for the equipment were
not provided.
1. ere were delays in putting up the signage due
to delays in procurement i.e. artwork and budget Recommendation
approvals. Further delays were also caused by
denial to access in some areas i.e. KU was re- 1. For equipment transport a logistics company with
stricted until the day right before competitions ability to store the equipment within the airport
started should have been contracted. This could have

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