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29 Sep

Teulings tennis coach Kazembe lauds OYDC

Teulings Tennis players turned up in numbers at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) to participate in the U15 Teulings Youth Sport Challenge on Saturday, 29 September, 2018. Teulings tennis coordinator Edgar Kazembe, disclosed that the players are eager to participate in the grand finale set for 27, October, 2018. He added that the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge has in the last eight years helped in talent identification and shaping talent among athletes below the age of (15) years. Kazembe, has applauded [...]

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27 Sep

OYDC hosts 8th Teulings Youth Sport Challenge “Grand Finale”

The Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) Director Dr. Fredrick Chitangala has announced that OYDC will host the 8th Teulings Youth Sport Challenge “Grand Finale” on the 27th October, 2018. Outstanding athletes, coaches, teams, competition officials, umpires and volunteers will be rewarded with trophies and medals during the grand finale. The Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development Hon. Moses Mawere MP and the sponsor Mr Coen Teulings (represented by Mr. Hans Bertels) are expected to grace the occasion and will present [...]

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06 Sep

OYDC hosts ZAVA schools tournament

The Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) is hosting 24 schools which are taking part in the Zambia Volleyball Association (ZAVA) schools tournament. The tournament runs from 6th to 7th September, 2018. Most of the schools participating in this tourney have been drawn from the ten provinces. Over 200 children and 30 teachers are all camped at the OYDC Lodge.

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03 Sep

Lusaka Sharks gets swimming caps

Amelia Fletcher, a student at St Andrews University in Scotland has donated 20 swimming caps to Lusaka Sharks Swimming team which trains from the Olympic Youth Development Centre. Fletcher, who is part of the Wallace Group, says she decided to make the donation to the swimming team stating she was happy to see young people at the OYDC showcasing their skills which need to be supported by all. OYDC Programmes Manager Lyson Zulu, received the donated caps on behalf of the [...]

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22 Aug

U20 & U17 Handball teams training at OYDC

The male U20 & U17 are currently training at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) in preparation of the Africa Nations Cup to be hosted in Morocco from 7 to 14 September 2018. The players who have been joined by a coach from Japan, Yuta Yoshimura will be training from OYDC until the day they will leave for Morocco. Yoshimura, says the training conducted in the morning and afternoon is progressing well and is hopeful that the boys will represent the [...]

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18 Aug

It’s a wrap! 2018 Africa Netball Championship

Zambia successfully hosted the 2018 Africa Netball Championship from 13 to 18 August at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC). The tournament was organised by the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development, International Netball Federation and the Netball Association of Zambia. The tournament was supported by different partners among them Zamtel, Trade Kings, Cavmont Bank, ZESCO, ZNBC, NSCZ, HIGER, Zambian Breweries, and many others. The tourney attracted seven countries Malawi, Botswana, Namibia, Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Zambia the host. The closing [...]

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10 Aug

OYDC hosts African Netball Championship

The Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) will from 13th to 18th August, 2018 host the Africa Netball Championship. Seven countries namely Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Zambia the host will be competing in the games being used as world cup qualifiers. 20 netball players from the Zambia netball national team have been camped at the OYDC in preparation of the prestigious games. The championship has been organised by the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development, International Netball Federation (INF) [...]

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26 Jul

U18 Hockey Team Qualifies For 2018 Youth Olympic Games

Zambia beat Kenya 4-1 in a hockey semi-final match played on 25th July, 2018 at the Youth African Games in Algeria. The win did not only grant the team a final berth against South Africa at the African Youth Games but also qualified it to the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games to be staged in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6th to 18th October, 2018. In today’s final match between Zambia and South Africa the match ended 1-1 on full time and [...]

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25 Jul

OYDC Launches 2018-2022 Strategic Plan

The Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) on Tuesday 23rd July, 2018 launched the 2018-2022 “Strategic Plan” which will be used as a catalyst to uplift the centre’s outlook and operation. Launching the strategic plan, Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development Moses Mawere MP, in a speech read on his behalf by Director of Sport in the ministry Mrs. Bessy Chelemu, commended the OYDC “Sport Development Trust” with guidance from the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) for under [...]

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18 Jul

U18 Zambia hockey team leaves for Algeria

The U18 Zambia male hockey team which was camped at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) through the support of the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) has left for Algiers, Algeria ahead of the African Youth Games slated for 18th to 28th July, 2018. The team of nine players who have been in camp for three weeks is accompanied by one Coach Samuel Tagwireyi and team manager Floyd Chomba. The games will be used as qualifiers for the 2018 [...]

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Teulings tennis coach Kazembe lauds OYDC

OYDC hosts 8th Teulings Youth Sport Challenge “Grand Finale”

OYDC hosts ZAVA schools tournament

Lusaka Sharks gets swimming caps

U20 & U17 Handball teams training at OYDC

It’s a wrap! 2018 Africa Netball Championship

OYDC hosts African Netball Championship

U18 Hockey Team Qualifies For 2018 Youth Olympic Games

OYDC Launches 2018-2022 Strategic Plan

U18 Zambia hockey team leaves for Algeria

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