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28 Nov

ZJA/IJF set to launch Judo for All

Zambia Judo Association through the International Judo Federation will be launching the “Judo for All” this Saturday, 30 November, 2019 at the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre. The launch of the “Judo for All” will actively engage athletes who have different body abilities. IJF Media and Judo for Peace Head Director, Nicolas Messner, is in the country and has been accompanied by another judo expert Birgit Ryningen, from the Norwegian Judo Federation. The duo on Wednesday, 27 November, 2019 were found training over 30 judokas at [...]

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15 Nov

OYDC Zambia hosts 2019 Chinese Ambassadors International Table Tennis tourney

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre tomorrow will welcome five African countries which will be taking part in the 2019 Chinese Ambassadors International Table Tennis tournament. The countries are Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Zambia that will be battling it out. Zambia Table Tennis Association (ZTTA) president Mutale Ng’andu has confirmed that the tournament will run from 16-17 November, 2019 at the OYDC Zambia, stating that the Chinese ambassador has pumped in about US$5000 money to successfully host the tournament. Currently Zambian players are camped at [...]

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02 Nov

Teulings Champions receive rewards

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre on Saturday 2nd November, 2019 successfully hosted the 9th edition of the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge Grand Finale which saw over 62 athletes being rewarded with trophies and medals. The OYDC Zambia, also took the chance to reward media houses and personnel who have been consistent in publishing different articles on the OYDC Zambia and the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development Hon. Emmanuel Mulenga, in a speech read on his behalf by Nelson Nyangu, [...]

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29 Oct

OYDC Zambia set to host the 9th Teulings Youth Sports Challenge Grand Finale

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre will on Saturday, 2nd November, 2019 host the 9th edition of the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. The Teulings Youth Sports Challenge which engages athletes below the age of seventeen involves competition in five sports disciplines which include hockey, beach volleyball, taekwondo, swimming and netball and is supported by Coen Teulings, Chairman of the Merifin Capital in Belgium. OYDC Zambia Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, has announced that the Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development, Hon. Emmanuel Mulenga, will grace [...]

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26 Oct

Zambia Army reign supreme

Zambia Army Women’s judo team are the champions of the 2019 “National Women’s Judo Cup” which was hosted at the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre on 26th October, 2019. Zambia Police came out second while Judo for Fred Livingstone came out third in a tightly contested tournament. The top three teams walked away with trophies that were presented by invited guests and president of the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ). Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development Acting [...]

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25 Oct

OYDC CEO Dr. Chitangala launches “OYDC PEPFAR Small Grants Project”

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, has today officially launched the OYDC PEPFAR Small Grants HIV Prevention project and the Community Mobilization training which has attracted over forty youths. The launch was done at the start of the two days’ workshop from 25 to 26 October, 2019 to train coaches, young leaders, role models, athletes, and champions on HIV Prevention through sport. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) small grants program on HIV prevention supported by the [...]

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09 Oct

OYDC ZAMBIA INTRODUCES MEDIA AWARDS

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, has announced the introduction of the first ever OYDC Zambia Media Awards. Dr. Chitangala says the inaugural awards will be done on 2nd November, 2019 during the 2019 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge Grand Finale at which deserving media personnel who have covered stories on OYDC Zambia will be awarded. “It is with great pleasure, that I announce the introduction of the first ever OYDC Zambia Media Awards which will be presented to deserving media personnel on [...]

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30 Sep

Zambia Hockey Association to host “ZHA Club International” at OYDC Zambia

Zambia Hockey Association (ZHA) will from 24 to 27 October, 2019 host “ZHA Club International” hockey tournament which will be held at OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre. ZHA Vice President Thomas Mumba, says the tournament is an annual event and will see teams from Malawi and Zimbabwe coming to compete with Zambia. He has named Lusaka Sharks, Zambezi, Hotspurs, Braves, GX, Hippo and Nyala as some of the teams that have confirmed their participation in the tournament. Mumba, has also appealed to the corporate world [...]

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22 Sep

Hockey team upbeat for Teulings grand finale

Springfield Hockey Team coach Kelvin Mbulo, has disclosed that the team is geared for this year’s Teulings Youth Sports Challenge grand finale which will be held in November at the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre. Mbulo, says the team has been participating in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge since 2011 and is happy that part of the players who are in the national team are a product of Springfield. He disclosed this after the team participated in the Teulings Hockey [...]

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08 Sep

Zambezi hockey club dominate Teulings Youth Sports Challenge

Teulings hockey coach Floyd Chomba, has disclosed that Zambezi hockey club has continued to dominate the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge hosted at the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre. Chomba, says OYDC Zambia, through the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge, has helped many young athletes to realize their potential and there by contribute positively to the growth of sport in the country. And Zambezi hockey player Cynthia Jere, says she is happy that her club has continued to dominate the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. Jere, says she is hopeful that her [...]

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