News Archives - Page 10 of 35

08 May

OYDC ZAMBIA CEO PREACHES SCHOOL

OYDC ZAMBIA CEO PREACHES SCHOOL As Schools open, OYDC Zambia Chief Executive Officer Dr Fredrick Chitangala has disclosed that management is in the process of reviving the literacy centre at the facility to allow athletes and other users access to education. He says management is endowed to inspire many talented athletes and people to take education very seriously adding that you cannot put school aside. The OYDC Zambia staff Monday 8 May 2023 decided to rock the back-to-school challenge in a fun [...]

By Noah Silomba News, Sport 0 Comments

08 May

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BOXER DREAMS COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BOXER DREAMS COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES A young boxer of CK Boxing Club Mutale Kaoma says boxing is all about skilful knowledge and training if one has to win when in the ring. The twelve (12) year old on Saturday 5 May 2023 at the OYDC Zambia punished his opponent from Green Buffaloes to record a split point 3-2 win in the 32.9kg weight category. The young boy who started playing boxing in 2022 says he will continue using the Teulings Youth [...]

By Noah Silomba News, Sport 0 Comments

04 May

ZAMBIA BAGS EIGHT MEDALS AT THE JUST-ENDED CAA U18/U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Zambia has recorded eight medals at the just-ended Confederation of African Athletics CAA U18/U20 Championships which was held at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. Team Zambia in the U20 minted four (4) silver and three (3) bronze while in the U18 one (1) bronze was recorded which brings the total number of medals to eight. The compilation of this is based on the “Meet Statistics” seen. South Africa carried the day with more medals followed by Nigeria then Kenya. The closing ceremony [...]

By Noah Silomba News, Sport 0 Comments

28 Apr

THREE BOXERS TO REPRESENT ZAMBIA AT IBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

THREE BOXERS TO REPRESENT ZAMBIA AT IBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Three Zambian boxers Patrick Chinyemba, Stephen Zimba and Andrew Chilata are scheduled to take part in the 2023 IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships in Uzbekistan. The trio who participated at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games where Patrick Chinyemba minted bronze and Stephen Zimba minted silver while Andrew Chilata went to bag gold at the African Elite Boxing Championship in Mozambique will leave Zambia for Uzbekistan Friday Night. The Championships will run from 30 [...]

By Noah Silomba News, Sport 0 Comments

28 Apr

2023 Schools and Youth Closed Chess Championships kicks off at OYDC Zambia

OYDC Zambia is currently hosting young talented youths who are participating in the 2023 Zambia Chess Youth Schools Tournament to run from 28 April to 1 May 2023. The Championship has been organised by Zambia Chess Federation with support from the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) which has provided a competition venue through the OYDC Zambia. Over 100 chess players in different age groups are competing with top players standing a chance to be selected to join the junior national [...]

By Noah Silomba News, Sport 0 Comments

22 Apr

2022 TEULINGS NETBALL CHAMPIONS OLYMPAFRICA KICK OFF THE SEASON ON A POOR NOTE

2022 TEULINGS NETBALL CHAMPIONS OLYMPAFRICA KICK OFF THE SEASON ON A POOR NOTE 2022 Teulings netball champions Olympafrica kicked off the 2023 league on a poor note by losing league points for failing to play their opponents’ team OYDC Zambia. The U17 games played at the OYDC Zambia saw players from Olympafrica refuse to face energetic girls from OYDC Zambia and prompted the refereeing team to award OYDC Zambia a 10-0 walkover. Teulings netball coach for OYDC Zambia Felistus Chilinda wondered why [...]

By Noah Silomba News, Sport 0 Comments

17 Apr

HOCKEY ASSOCIATION HOSTS PRESIDENT’S CUP AT OYDC ZAMBIA

HOCKEY ASSOCIATION HOSTS PRESIDENT’S CUP AT OYDC ZAMBIA The OYDC Zambia on Saturday 15 April 2023 hosted several hockey clubs that took part in the President’s Cup organised by Zambia Hockey Association. The President’s Cup is the curtain raiser for the upcoming hockey league season and attracted four male and five female teams. Zambia Hockey Association president Hazel Kennedy was at hand to witness the games and expressed happiness to see the teams battle it out on the playing field. The men’s team [...]

By Noah Silomba News, Sport 0 Comments

15 Apr

YOUNG ATHLETES HAPPY WITH THE RESUMPTION OF TEULINGS GAMES

Several athletes are excited to be back on different sports fields at the OYDC Zambia following the resumption of the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge which commenced on 1 April. One of the athletes happy with the resumption of the games for 2023 is 13-year-old taekwondo player Matilda Njobvu who in 2022 disclosed that she hopes to play at the youth Olympic Games in future. Njobvu is optimistic that she will continue winning her fights this year whenever she faces her opponents [...]

By Noah Silomba News, Sport 0 Comments

14 Apr

OYDC ZAMBIA LAUNCHES 2023 TO 2028 STRATEGIC PLAN

The OYDC Zambia Friday 14th April 2023 launched its 2023 to 2028 Strategic Plan whose main focus is investing in facilities to support high-performance sports. Launching the strategic plan, OYDC Zambia Board of Trustees Chairperson Simangolwa Shakalima expressed hope that the new strategic plan, spanning from 2023 to 2028, and aimed to invest in top-notch facilities to support high-performance sports will help many young talented athletes fulfil their sporting dreams. He disclosed that the Board of Trustees of the OYDC Zambia [...]

By Noah Silomba News, Sport 0 Comments

02 Apr

IT’S GAME ON FOR THE 2023 TEULINGS YOUTH SPORTS CHALLENGE

IT’S GAME ON FOR THE 2023 TEULINGS YOUTH SPORTS CHALLENGE …………Sponsor Coen Teulings is set to visit OYDC Zambia in May. The wait is over for young talented athletes who were yearning for the commencement of the 2023 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. The youthful competition which is the biggest grassroots league in Zambia commenced on Saturday 1 April 2023 with four sports codes being hosted. The sports codes basketball, boxing, beach volleyball, and hockey saw over 500 athletes from communities surrounding OYDC [...]

By Noah Silomba News, Sport 0 Comments