Sport Archives - Page 19 of 35

13 Nov

‘2021 Sporting season a success’ says OYDC CEO Dr Chitangala

Just a few weeks before the 2021 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge grand finale OYDC Chief Executive Officer Dr Fredrick Chitangala has described the sporting season for the year as successful. Dr Chitangala says despite the Centre suspending some activities due to the Covid-19 at some point, the centre has managed to successfully conduct all its annual sports activities. He says preparations for this year’s Teulings grand finale are progressing well, adding that it will not only be young sportspersons who will [...]

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06 Nov

All is set for 2021 Teulings grand finale as the Centre calls on media to submit for awards

The preparations for the 2021 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge grand finale at OYDC have reached an advanced stage. The date for the grand finale is 4 December where outstanding athletes, coaches, umpires, media and teams will be rewarded with trophies and medals. During Saturday games on 6 November 2021 teams in basketball, boxing, hockey, beach volleyball and teqball were competing in the semi-finals. OYDC programmes manager Mwange Kampamba, says the grand finale will be hosted under strict adherence to Covid-19 guidelines [...]

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26 Oct

National netball team set to travel to Namibia

Netball Zambia President Martha Sichone has paid gratitude to the OYDC Zambia management for accommodating netballers who are set to travel to Namibia for two competitions. The team is expected to leave for Namibia on Wednesday, 27 October 2021. Sichone says the national team has been in residential comp at the OYDC stating that training was worthwhile.She adds that Netball Zambia expects the girls to win the competitions and earn more points which can see them improve their world ranking. The team [...]

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23 Oct

OlympAfrica taekwondo athlete Tembo beats opponent in five seconds

OlympAfrica taekwondo athlete Luckson Tembo on Saturday 23 October flogged his opponent Wilson Malambo from Zed Lion in five seconds during the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. Tembo could not believe that he won the fight in seconds using the “Bandae Yeop Chagi”. He disclosed that the feeling after winning was motivating adding that he looks forward to the day he will be known as the best taekwondo athlete in Zambia. The 12 year old athlete further urged other athletes to be consistent [...]

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16 Oct

ROAD TO TEULINGS GRAND FINALE COMMENCE

With only two months remaining to the 2021 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge grand finale participating teams are now eager to win medals and trophies. Outstanding teams will have to battle it out for the first and second positions and one will reign supreme. In TeQball, team OYDC and OlympAfrica are expected to compete for the top position. Teulings Teqball coordinator Richard Mulenga during Saturday’s games disclosed that athletes are doing fine and ready for the finale adding that the team OYDC [...]

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03 Oct

Zambia Boxing Federation nods OYDC

Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) General Secretary Westie Chewe has disclosed that OYDC through the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge is helping many sports association to identify talented sportspersons at grassroots level. Chewe says his federation is keenly monitoring the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge which is one of Zambia’s biggest youth league stating that his new administration is earmarked to promote the sport in different communities to see more talented players getting enrolled in different clubs. “I wish to thank the OYDC management [...]

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30 Sep

Teulings boxers set to exchange ‘fists’

OYDC Zambia will on Saturday 2 October 2021 be a hive of activities as pugilists prepare to battle it out. The Centre has invited ten boxing teams for the young ones to take part in the Teulings/OYDC Youth Sports Challenge. OYDC programmes officer Likemore Mahunje says the Centre has not hosted boxing for some time stating that all lined bouts will be conducted in a safe environment for the youth. The Centre is expected to not only host boxing but also TeQball, [...]

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27 Sep

NOCZ president Foloko commends Teulings taekwondo athletes

National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) president Alfred Foloko has commended athletes from Taekwondo Federation of Zambia for their amazing participation in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. Foloko says the taekwondo federation is doing a tremendous job by engaging athletes as young as 5years old in the youth league which the OYDC Zambia hosts every weekend. He says the Olympic movement in Zambia is happy to see federations engaging young athletes in different youthful competitions stating that if well prepared the [...]

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25 Sep

TeQball Federation Zambia hands over ten tables

TeQball Federation of Zambia has handed over ten teqball tables to different clubs as a way to kick off it’s National League games. Federation president Dickson Jere speaking during the handover ceremony held at the OYDC said there are 24 registered teams across all ten provinces. He said it is motivating to see the sport of TeQball attracting a number of sportsmen and women joining despite it being new not only in Zambia but across the globe. Jere indicated that the national [...]

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20 Sep

OYDC Handball team dominates Teulings

The OYDC boy’s handball team has recorded an impressive performance by dominating the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge in week seven. Team coach Moses Tonga during weekend games disclosed that his boys have been competing with teams like Silver rest, Bluewood, Kamwala, Msisi, Go Getters, Ndeke, Kasisi, and Chongwe. Tonga says the games are becoming competitive every single weekend stating that it takes more training to maintain the team’s dominance in the youth league games. He says the boys who manly are below [...]

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