Noah Silomba, Author at OYDC Zambia

09 Jun

Basketball players impress coach

Teulings Basketball coordinator Nicolas Phiri, is happy with the skills the boys and girls are acquiring out of the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge staged at the Olympic Youth Development Centre. Phiri, disclosed that today’s 3 v 3 basketball games saw Mapoloto, Breathe of Heaven, Warriors, Matero Magic and Leopards taking part. The Teulings Youth Sports Challenge is an ongoing league where athletes from communities surrounding the OYDC compete in basketball, tennis, beach volleyball and hockey.

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08 Jun

Sports minister launches IJF “judo coaching practicals”

The minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development Moses Mawere, was at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) on the 8th June, 2018 to officially open the International Judo Federation “Judo coaching course” organized by the Zambia Judo Association. The minister said he was elated to officially open the course which he says will help participants acquire the knowledge to improve the standards of judo in the country. He was accompanied by Mrs. Bessy Chelemu, Director of Sport, in the Ministry [...]

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04 Jun

OYDC set to host IJF “judo coaching practicals”

The Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) will from 6th to 12th June, 2018 host the International Judo Federation (IJF) “Judo coaching practicals” level 1 and 2 which has attracted over 70 participants. The coaching course has been hosted at the OYDC since 2016 and engages participants from English speaking African countries who will be instructed by six International Judo Federation experts. Some of the countries which will be represented include; Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Seychelles, Gabon and Zambia the host nation. Zambia Judo Association [...]

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04 Jun

Meet Queen Sakala tennis player

17 year old tennis player Queen Sakala, training at the OYDC on Saturday, 2 June, 2018. Queen, started playing tennis at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) and participated in the U15 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. Her passion and love for tennis is an inspirational to many athletes who access the #OYDC facilities. The centre has over 19 sports disciplines which include; Basketball, Taekwondo, Boxing, Judo, Swimming, Rugby, Handball, Hockey and Football.

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02 Jun

OYDC hosts Teulings hockey

10 hockey teams this morning took part in the Teulings Hockey league games. The games attracted teams like Arch, Evergreen and City in the under 12 age category. The Teulings Youth Sports Challenge is usually conducted at the #OYDC and runs up to October when the grand finale is hosted.

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30 May

U20 football stars meet centre director

U20 AFCON winners and World Cup quarter finalists Enoch Mwepu and Patson Daka Jnr currently playing for FC Liefering in Austria, visited their former club KAFUE Celtic Football CLUB which trains at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC). The duo had the chance to meet #OYDC Director Dr. Fredrick Mulenga Chitangala.

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24 May

OYDC hosts high performance football cup

43 Football players on Wednesday were at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) for the high performance “football cup” Games. The teams which train from the Centre impressed OYDC programmes officer Lyson Zulu. Zulu says the numbers and consistence of the performance football unit is encouraging and has urged other aspiring football players from communities surrounding OYDC to come and utilise the multi-sports facility.

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15 May

OYDC DIRECTOR AND PPP COORDINATOR ATTEND ZIMBABWE SPORT MANAGEMENT COURSE

OYDC Director Dr. Fredrick Mulenga Chitangala is attending a course in Zimbabwe on Global trends in Sport management and resource mobilization organised by Sports Leaders’ Institute Zimbabwe and LiiKe of Finland. Dr. Chitangala is attending the course together with Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development (MYSCD), Podium Performance Programme (PPP) coordinator Sombwa Knox Musunsa. The Podium Performance Programme (PPP) aims at providing sustainable support and opportunities to Zambia’s high performance in athletics, boxing and judo. To successfully implement the Programme, [...]

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11 May

Young Judoka Zulu, returns home with gold

Simon Zulu showing his gold medal Young Zambian Judoka Simon Zulu, has returned home with a gold medal after participating in the just ended African Cadet Championships in the -60kg Category held in Bujumbura, Burundi. Zulu, arrived this morning and was welcomed by Zambia Judo Association (ZJA) general secretary Mabvuto N’guni, OYDC Director Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) Sports Development officer Major Chisanga Bwalya, National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) Administration officer Chipo Mulenga. Zulu was accompanied by national [...]

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08 May

President Lungu launches 2018 national health week

The Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) on 8th May, 2018 hosted His Excellency President Edgar Lungu who came to launch the 2018 National Health Week organized by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development (MYSCD) under the theme “Health for All, Leaving No One Behind.” The President participated in sport and health activities which included; Football, Tag of War, 100m Relay and Aerobics. He also toured stands for exhibitors and interacted with them [...]

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