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01 Sep

Swimming Coach applauds Teulings Swim Challenge

Kaleen Swimming Club Head Coach Chris Daka, has observed that the Teulings Swim Challenge which the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre hosts will help many young swimmers develop their skills and subsequently qualify to start participating in the Zambia Swimming Union (ZASU) organized swimming galas. Daka, whose swimmers took part in the Teulings Swim Challenge on Saturday, 31 August, 2019 at the OYDC Zambia, says it was motivating to see a number of young swimmers splashing waters and clocking impressive times. He disclosed that Coen Teulings, [...]

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18 Aug

Teulings taekwondo coach calls for more girl participation

Teulings taekwondo coach Sydney Njala, has called for more girl participation in the Teulings Taekwondo league which takes place at the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre. Speaking on Saturday, 17 August, 2019 when over 100 young talented players were participating in the well-organized Teulings Youth Sports Challenge, Njala called on parents from communities surrounding the OYDC Zambia to encourage girls to take up the sport of taekwondo saying it will help them not only keep fit but also refrain from being engaged in bad vices. Njala, [...]

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12 Aug

OYDC Zambia, Teachers PE & Sports Workshop Foundation Level kicks off

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre has organized a three days “Teachers PE & Sports Workshop” foundation level which has kicked off today. The workshop which will come to a close on Wednesday, 14 August, 2019 has attracted over 20 teachers representing different schools across the country. OYDC Zambia Chief Executive Officer Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, welcomed the teachers and hinted the importance of the workshop which is going to be beneficial to all the participants. Dr. Chitangala, disclosed that some of the topics that will be looked at during [...]

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23 Jul

Three hockey teams dominate Teulings league games

Three hockey teams have dominated the Teulings Hockey league games in three age categories respectively. The teams are; Boys U12 Hotspurs, U14 Boys Springfields and U14 Girls Zambezi. Hotspurs currently has 12 points and Springfields has 9 points while Zambezi has 10 points. The games took place at the OYDC on Saturday, 20 July, 2019 with 10 teams which include Sharks, D.E Stars, Hotspurs, Springfields, and Tigers coming to compete. Hockey Coach, Elvis Bwalya, has observed that the participation of girls in this year’s Teulings Youth Sports Challenge is [...]

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20 Jul

Feel at home, ZJA President Foloko urges foreign judokas

Zambia Judo Association president Alfred Foloko, who is also National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) president on Saturday 20 July, 2019 joined judokas from Malawi and Maheba Judo Refugee camp who were training at OYDC ahead of a competition on Sunday. Foloko, the certified International Judo Federation (IJF) Instructor took the time to interact with judokas and urged them to feel at home stating that he is humbled that judokas travelled long distances to come and be part of the competition [...]

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14 Jul

Teulings Youth Sports Challenge takes center stage

OYDC continues to play host of the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge which on Saturday 13 July, 2019 hosted netball, taekwondo and beach volleyball. The Teulings Youth Sports Challenge has become a household name as facility users turned up in numbers to come and witness young talented athletes compete to top the log standing. Teulings beach volleyball coordinator Isaac Tembo, disclosed that OYDC was the first organization in Zambia to introduce beach volleyball under the Teuilings league games stating that some of the athletes who compete in the youthful [...]

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09 Jul

Teulings Beach volleyball on this weekend

Over Twelve athletes will on Saturday 13th July, 2019 take part in the Teulings Beach Volleyball league games. The athletes are from Makeni, Munali, Garden, Chazanga and Chawama will battle it out in style as they look forward to the grand finale which will be hosted later this year. And OYDC Programmes Officer Mellisa Majonga, has urged people from communities surrounding the OYDC to come and watch the boys and girls compete stating that the league games will start at 09:00 and finish at 12:00 hours. [...]

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30 Jun

Over 300 Teulings athletes undergo health screening

Over 300 athletes who on Saturday 29 July, 2019 came to participate in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge were screened by health personnel. The athletes underwent ear, nose and throat screening before games commenced. OYDC CEO, Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, disclosed that the screening was also extended to other athletes who had come to access the facility stating that the centre engages different health specialists to ensure that athletes are in good health as they prepare to compete in various games. OYDC, hosted the Teulings netball and hockey league games which [...]

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19 Jun

OYDC ACCEPTED AS MEMBER OF ASSOCIATION OF SPORT PERFORMANCE CENTRES

The OYDC, continues to win kudos from different sports associations both local and international for its continued contribution to the development of sport in the country. On behalf of the OYDC Board of Trustees and on my behalf I wish to announce that OYDC has been recognized as a high performance centre by the Association of Sport Performance Centres (ASPC). The Spanish based association has since accepted OYDC’s membership. Subsequently, OYDC has been invited to attend the XI ASPC International Forum on Elite Sport 2019 to take [...]

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15 Jun

Win impress hockey player

Springfield Hockey Player Cynthia Jere, is happy that her team today won two games during the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge held at OYDC. She says the OYDC remains a good facility for talent identification and youth development adding that those who live near the facility should consider visiting OYDC to enroll for different academies. 20 hockey teams today turned up to participate in the Teulings Hockey League and the team include; DE Stars, Zambezi, Hotspurs, Lusaka Sharks, and Springfield’s. Meanwhile, OYDC CEO [...]

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