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06 Oct

ZAMBIAN BOXER CATHERINE PHIRI SAYS ‘SORRY’ AS SHE COMMENCES TWO YEAR SUSPENSION FROM PROFESSIONAL BOXING

…..tests positive for using a prohibited drug in the sport called ‘furosemide’. Celebrated Zambian boxer Catherine Phiri, has apologised to her fans and the nation at large for testing positive for using a substance that is prohibited in sport. The Zambia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Board and National Olympic Committee of Zambia (N0CZ) on 6 October 2022 during a joint media briefing announced that Catherine Phiri voluntarily accepted to be slapped with a two-year suspension from professional boxing or any [...]

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03 Oct

CHOMBA NAMES 15 GOLDEN GIRLS FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

CHOMBA NAMES 15 GOLDEN GIRLS FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS Zambia National Hockey Women’s Team coach Floyd Chomba has named a cracker 15 member squad ahead of 2024 Hockey 5s Qualifiers slated for Egypt in December this year. Coach Floyd Chomba has returned relatively all the players he traveled with for the Africa Cup of Nations which was held in Ghana earlier this year but has summoned Chengelo Chungu a pupil at Martin House who impressed for Team Zambia at Hockey Schools [...]

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03 Oct

HOCKEY COACH CHOMBA EYES CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO COMPETE IN TEULINGS

Hockey coach Floyd CHOMBA says he is looking forward to engaging athletes with special needs in his team so that they can start participating in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. CHOMBA who got elated following the donation of some hockey equipment to “Unified Hockey” by Africa on the Ball through Special Olympics Zambia disclosed that the donation comes at a time when he wants to nurture athletes with special needs who can later be integrated into the competitive Teulings Youth [...]

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26 Sep

PARA-BADMINTON ATHLETES WIN SIX MEDALS IN THE AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

It’s a medal season for Team Zambia as athletes from different sports disciplines have continued to make headlines by reaping medals at different major competitions. Just like President Hakainde Hichilema had disclosed that ‘Zambia is back in the champions league his words have proven to have motivated athletes to excel more as this is evident from the number of medals and success stories the nation has recently continued to record. To this effect, six Zambian athletes who participated at the Africa [...]

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25 Sep

ZAMBIAN JUDOKAS WIN 17 MEDALS IN ZIMBABWE

Zambian Judokas who traveled to Harare for the Zimbabwe Japanese Ambassadors judo open tournament have minted 17 medals for the nation. The medals are (10) gold, (5) silver and (2) bronze. Some of the medal winners in the men’s category are; Japhet Musonda 50kg (gold), Emmanuel Mubila 55kg (gold), Jonathan Mwaba 60kg (gold), Christopher Mulenga 66kg (gold) while in the women’s category Shalom Kalandanya 48kg (gold), Filet Musonda 52kg (gold), Anita Kandela 63kg (gold), and Mercy Bowa 63kg (silver). The minting of [...]

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24 Sep

ZAMBIA TAEKWONDO PRESIDENT NAGODE COMMENDS OYDC

Zambia Taekwondo Federation president Likando Nagode has commended the OYDC Zambia for its positive support and contribution to the development of youth sport at the grassroots level. Nagode says the federation continues to work with OYDC Zambia to nurture athletes being prepared for different competitions such as the upcoming 2022 African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games to be held in Malawi in December. He further commended the new dawn government which has shown massive support to all sports [...]

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20 Sep

ZAMBIA JUDO TECHNICAL STAFF CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY TALENT THROUGH TEULINGS YOUTH SPORTS CHALLENGE

In their quest to see that the nation continues to reap medals at very competitive and fascinating breathtaking games, Zambia Judo Association (ZJA) has continued to identify athletes with amazing judo skills by using the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. As the nation prepares to send athletes to the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games in Lilongwe, Malawi where U19 athletes will be competing in several sports codes, Zambia Judo Association (ZJA) General Secretary Mabvuto Ng’uni says the association [...]

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17 Sep

Sports Association leaders meet to champion the campaign against doping in sport

A campaign to raise awareness against doping in sports has been heightened with local sports associations meeting with the National Olympic Committee of Zambia and the National Sports Council of Zambia. Over 50 representatives of various sports associations on 17 September 2022 attended a training workshop in Lusaka dubbed ‘Anti-doping Awareness Programme’ where several issues were raised on how athletes can best be protected from indulging themselves in vices which can lead them into doping in sport. Opening the workshop which [...]

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11 Sep

SCIMITAR HOCKEY TEAMS DOMINATE TEULINGS

Scimitar hockey teams for the girls which recently got integrated into the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge are leading the log standings following yesterday’s games. In week seven Scimitar B has 15 points while Scimitar A has 13 points. Springfields is in the third slot with 12 points while OYDC has 11 points. The Teulings Youth Sports Challenge is getting heated up as teams are all fighting to win every game played. Athletes are showcasing their skills as they all want to be rewarded [...]

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11 Sep

ZAMBIA ATHLETICS PRESIDENT MPONDELA PLEDGES TO WORK WITH OYDC TO RE-INTRODUCE KIDS ATHLETICS

….says the association is concerned with the state of the worn out track and field. Zambia Athletics (ZA) president Elias Mpondela has disclosed that some of the success stories his association has been recording should also be attributed to the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre which has greatly helped athletes with camping and training. He says the corporation ZA has with OYDC Zambia has seen the association perform and reach greater heights by producing athletes who are minting medals at [...]

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