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Over 100 swimmers set to compete in the 2019 Teulings Swim Challenge

The 2019 Teulings Swim Challenge set for Saturday, 4 May at the OYDC has attracted over 100 swimmers selected from four local teams. The young swimmers will be competing in the 25m Freestyle, 25m Back Stroke, 100m Breast Stroke, 50m Breast Stroke, 50m Butterfly and the 4x50m freestyle relay. OYDC Programmes Officer, Mellissa Majonga, has disclosed that all is set for tomorrow’s Teulings Swim Challenge and has urged members from communities’ surrounding OYDC to come and watch the young talented boys’ [...]

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Teulings Girls impress coordinator

Over 200 young hockey players on Saturday thronged the OYDC to participate in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. Teulings Hockey Coordinator Elvis Lvee Bwalya, disclosed that the participation of girls in the youthful league games has continued to increase adding that some of the teams which took part for both girls and boys are; DE Stars, Zambezi, Hotspurs, Springfields, Lusaka Sharks, and Tigers.Bwalya, mentioned the girls team Zambezi, which has seen great improvement with numbers and good performance on the pitch. The [...]

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OYDC Director Dr. Chitangala, donates balls

OYDC Director Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, has donated football “balls” to the OYDC football academy. While presenting the balls, Dr. Chitangala, implored the young talented players to remain focused and continue with the spirit of having the passion for sport if they are to become professional footballers in future. He disclosed that he decided to buy balls for the academy because he was impressed with the number of boys and girls who train from OYDC.Meanwhile, Dr. Chitangala, left the players amused as [...]

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Supreme Clinic opens at OYDC

OYDC Director Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, has urged members of communities surrounding OYDC and other areas to take advantage of the newly opened clinic at the multisport facility. Dr. Chitangala, noted with happiness that Supreme Clinic will be offering services in; Consultation, Laboratory, Ultrasound Scan, ECG, Antenatal Care and Observational Ward. He toured the clinic in the morning as it was being officially opened to the public. Dr. Chitangala was led by Supreme Clinic Managing Director Dr. SMB Zaman and his deputy Dr. Tania Khan [...]

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OYDC Director congratulates Lyson Zulu, on his appointment as FAZ Technical Director

Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) Director Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, has congratulated Lyson Zulu, who was recently appointed as the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Technical Director. Dr. Chitangala, wished Zulu, the very best in his new role adding that the OYDC will continue working with FAZ in developing football in the country at grassroots level and see that a number of young talented players who use the OYDC facilities are identified and selected to play for the junior national teams. Dr. Chitangala congratulated Zulu as he featured [...]

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2019 Teulings Youth Sport Challenge kicks off

The 2019 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge kicked off on Saturday 30th March, with over 600 athletes taking part in the league games. Centre Director Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, disclosed that this year’s Teulings Youth Sports Challenge has seen an increase in the number of young girls being part of the games. The young boys and girls below the age of fifteen were competing in netball, beach volleyball, Taekwondo and hockey. The teams which took part were selected from different parts of Lusaka [...]

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Zambia to host 2019 Africa Weightlifting Championship

The Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) will play host to this year’s Africa Weightlifting Championship slated for 5th to 9th September, 2019. Weightlifting Federation Africa (WFA) Vice President Dr. Kevin Duplooy, announced during a media briefing held at the OYDC, that the competition will attract 15 African countries and further stating that the Championship will be used as qualifiers to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Dr. Duplooy, has appreciated the OYDC, National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ), and the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development and [...]

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Zambia beats South Africa in handball tourney

Zambia has recorded a win in the opening match of the “2019 All Africa Games Handball Qualifiers” taking place at the #OYDC. The male handball team beat South Africa 26-20. Despite the game being tough team Zambia kept on scoring to impress spectators who had turned up in numbers to watch the game. Zambia, South Africa and Zimbabwe are the countries taking part.

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MERIFIN CAPITAL SIGNS US$ 200, 000 SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH OYDC

The Merifin Capital in Belgium has signed a US$ 200, 000 sponsorship extension deal with the OYDC to fund the “Teulings Youth Sports Challenge” for the next two years which will resume on the 23rd February, 2019. The Teulings Youth Sports Challenge was initiated in 2011 with competition in Basketball, Football, Tennis, Hockey, Volleyball and support academy sport. OYDC Director Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, has announced that the newly signed sponsorship deal will now have Swimming, Netball, Taekwondo, Hockey and Beach Volleyball as some of the sports disciplines which [...]

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Simon Zulu crowned 2018 best judoka of the year Zambia

Gold medalist judoka, Simon Zulu, who trains from the OYDC was on Friday 18th January, 2019 crowned as the “2018 Best Judoka of the Year” during the Zambia Police Service Annual Sports Awards. Zulu, who is a Podium Performance Programme (PPP) athlete thanked his coach Francis Limipile, Zambia Judo, for having supported him during the year 2018. Zulu, added that he was happy that he was announced winner of the 2018 Best Judoka of the Year award which he [...]

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