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21 Apr

ATHLETES EXCHANGE FLYING KICKS

It was a sporting moment as taekwondo players Saturday 20 April 2024 exchanged sizzling flying kicks during the Teulings Youth Challenge. The athletes representing Olympafrica, Zedlion, OYDC, and others were firm in showcasing their skills as the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge approaches the mid-year tournament. Teulings Taekwondo coordinator Patson Ngoma discloses how the competition continues to make many of those who participate have discipline by avoiding bad vices in communities. He notes that the turnout of athletes for the Teulings Youth [...]

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20 Apr

FOLOKO TELLS SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS THAT THE OYDC ZAMBIA BOARD IS IN THE PROCESS OF RECRUITING NEW CEO

FOLOKO TELLS SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS THAT THE OYDC ZAMBIA BOARD IS IN THE PROCESS OF RECRUITING NEW CEO National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) president Alfred Foloko has told sports associations that the OYDC Zambia Board of Trustees is in the process of recruiting a new Chief Executive Officer of the multisport facility. Foloko disclosed this during the 2023 NOCZ Annual General Meeting held at the OYDC Zambia with over 100 representatives from various sports associations affiliated with the NOCZ. Foloko told the [...]

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17 Apr

PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES BOUND BOXER PATRICK CHINYEMBA SCOPES 2023 SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES BOUND BOXER PATRICK CHINYEMBA SCOPES 2023 SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD Celebrated Zambian boxer Patrick Chinyemba who was the first athlete to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Tuesday night scooped the “Sportsman of the Year” award during the 2023 National Sports Awards held in Lusaka. In his acceptance speech for the award Chinyemba who recently bagged gold at the 2023 African Games in Accra Ghana, paid gratitude to the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ), [...]

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08 Apr

OVER 200 ATHLETES UNDER GO HEALTH SCREENING AS THEY PARTICIPATE IN TEULINGS GAMES

Over 200 athletes from various sports disciplines at the OYDC Zambia Saturday morning underwent health screening as they prepared to compete in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. The athletes are from basketball, beach volleyball and hockey the sports codes part of the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge sponsored by Coen Teulings Chairman of Merifin Capital in Belgium. Athletes enjoyed accessing health services in ear, nose, throat and eye checks. And Teulings beach volleyball coordinator Isaac Tembo has expressed appreciation to OYDC Zambia for [...]

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28 Mar

DR FREDRICK CHITANGALA LEAVES OYDC ZAMBIA

OYDC Zambia Chief Executive Officer Dr Fredrick Chitangala has left the multisports facility as his tour of duty has come to an end. National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) president Alfred Foloko has since announced OYDC Zambia Finance Manager Benjamin Tembo as the acting Chief Executive Officer till when the new CEO will be appointed. Foloko has since thanked Dr Chitangala for the time he has served at the OYDC Zambia and wished him well in his future endeavours. And in an [...]

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25 Mar

Hockey Coach Targets Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026

National team hockey coach Floyd Chomba has commenced his quest to identify young talented hockey players who can form a team to be used to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 in Senegal. Chomba says he is utilising the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge at the OYDC Zambia to see which athletes are showing potential for the games. He says having participated in the Summer Youth Olympic Games Nanjing 2014 in China, he is confident that when the team [...]

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23 Mar

ZAMBIA WINS 15 MEDALS AT THE 2023 AFRICAN GAMES

As the 2023 African Games come to a close in Accra, Ghana Team Zambia has recorded fifteen (15) medals in total in five sports disciplines. In athletics Zambia has (3) medals, (1) Gold in the men’s 4×400 relay final, (1) silver in the men’s 400m final through Muzala Samukonga, and (1) silver in the women’s 4×400 relay final. In boxing Zambia has (7) medals, (2) Gold medals through Patrick Chinyemba and Gerald Kabinda in the men’s 51kg & 67kg respectively, (3) [...]

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22 Mar

ZAMBIA ATHLETICS PRESIDENT MPONDELA APPLAUDS ATHLETE’S PERFORMANCE AT AFRICAN GAMES

Zambia Athletics (ZA) president Elias Mpondela has paid gratitude to athletes who have showcased their prowess at the 2023 African Games in Accra Ghana. Speaking to the OYDC Zambia media team Mpondela said the target has always been to mint gold at these games stating that all athletes were prepared to sprint for glory and win more medals for Zambia. He says the support the athletes are receiving is amazing which has seen 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games 400m gold medalist Muzala [...]

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22 Mar

Boxing is the number one sport in Zambia says Federation President Chiteule

Boxing is the number sport in Zambia says Federation President Chiteule Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) president Dan Chiteule has bragged about his sport being number one in the Country looking at the success stories it continues to record. Chiteule explains that boxing should be regarded as the number one sport in the Country in terms of winning medals at competitive games. He says the mission for boxers at the 2023 African Games is to win gold adding that the federation is [...]

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20 Mar

MUZALA SAMUKONGA WINS SILVER MEDAL AT AFRICAN GAMES

2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games 400m gold medalist Muzala Samukonga has minted silver medal in the men’s 400m final race at the African Games. Samukonga clocked 45.37s to secure silver for Zambia. Nigeria’s Okezie Anthony won gold with the time of 45.06s while Diouf Tidiane of Senegal got bronze after clocking 45.49s. Meanwhile, the two Zambian female sprinters Rhoda NJOBVU and Quincy MALEKANI have missed out on banging medals in the women’s 400m final race at the ongoing 2023 African Games in [...]

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