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17 Feb

2020 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge kicks off

The OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre commenced the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge for the year 2020 on Saturday, 15 February with athletes competing in beach volleyball, taekwondo, netball and hockey. The games are supported by Coen Teulings, Chairman of the MerifIn Capital in Belgium.The league games are expected to run for ten months, and will mainly engage athletes below the age of 17 years and OYDC Zambia, will continue to make facilities available during competitions.OYDC Zambia, Chief Executive [...]

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05 Feb

Boxers in camp ahead of Olympic Qualifiers Games

Three boxers entered residential camping on 21st January, 2020 at the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre in preparation for the Olympic Qualifiers Games to be staged in Senegal. The boxers are Patrick Chinyemba, Evaristo Mulenga and Steven Zimba and are under the tutorship of National Team Coach, Wisdom Mudenda. The trio are expected to leave camp on the 16th February, 2020. Coach Mudenda, says the technical team is happy that some of the needed equipment were bought adding that the boxers are responding well to training [...]

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23 Jan

NOCZ President Foloko urges associations owing OYDC Zambia to clear debt

National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) President Alfred Foloko, on Wednesday 22 January, 2020 implored sports associations in the country owing the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre to clear all the debt. Speaking during the stakeholders meeting organized by the OYDC Zambia, Foloko said the sports facility needed money to continue running and offering services to all associations hence the need to clear debts owed. He disclosed that it would be unfair if associations failed to clear the debt stating that if the OYDC Zambia [...]

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18 Jan

Support OYDC Zambia, Lusaka Deputy Mayor urges stakeholders

Lusaka Deputy Mayor Christopher Shakafuswa, on Friday 17, January, 2020 appealed to the corporate to make use of the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre by hiring the facility for sport and social events. He said the OYDC Zambia is making great strides to improve its facilities hence the need for more support from the corporate world. He said this during the Friends of OYDC Zambia Cocktail which the centre hosted and attracted over 50 companies and sports associations. [...]

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17 Jan

OYDC Zambia launches “Play 2 Conserve” Project

OYDC Zambia has launched the “Play 2 Conserve’ Project in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) aimed at promoting conservation and environmental protection using sport. The launch was done during a one day project training workshop which attracted 35 participants conducted by facilitators from WWF, OYDC Zambia and the Wildlife Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia (WECSZ). OYDC Zambia, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, announced that the centre has partnered with WWF to deliver conservation messages using sport. He disclosed that conservation ambassadors from OYDC Zambia, [...]

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03 Dec

FORMER BOXER ESTHER PHIRI, INSPIRES ATHLETES AND PUPILS

Former Zambian boxer, Esther Phiri, has urged athletes and pupils who thronged the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre to refrain from vices that could lead them to contract HIV/AIDS. Phiri, says she wants to see a number of young people who train from the OYDC Zambia, become professional athletes but emphasized on the need for them to be wary of HIV/AIDS which might hinder them to progress with their sports career if contracted. Phiri, was speaking during the Sports tournament on Monday, 2nd December, [...]

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30 Nov

“Embrace persons with disabilities” NOCZ president Foloko urges sports associations

National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) president Alfred Foloko, has implored sports associations to engage people with disabilities in their sports activities. Speaking during the launch of “Judo for All” at the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre on Saturday, 30 November, 2019 by the International Judo Federation (IJF) and Zambia Judo Association (ZJA) Foloko, observed that the nation has talented people who can bring medals to the nation but says this can only be made possible if everyone is involved. He expressed gladness that Zambia Judo Association [...]

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29 Nov

OYDC ZAMBIA SET TO HOST WORLD AIDS DAY SPORTS TOURNAMENT

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre will on Monday, 2nd December, 2019 commemorate this year’s World AIDS Day whose theme is “Communities make the difference”. The World AIDS Day is celebrated annually on 1st December. Four football and eight hockey teams will be competing as part of the commemoration from 09:00 to 12:00 hours and top winners will be presented with jerseys and equipment. OYDC Zambia Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, has announced that the Centre has invited officials from the US Embassy in Zambia under [...]

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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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