Monthly Archives - September 2017

Cieran James, bids farewell to OYDC football athletes

Cieran James, a volunteer with the Wallace Group has bid fare well to football players who train from the Olympic Youth Development Centre.   James, who’s from Loughborough University, has been in Zambia for six weeks and during he’s stay he coached football in different parts of the country, which include Fountain of Hope, Mtendere Township, Kalingalinga, Chipata Township and OYDC.

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ZHA holds fundraising hockey tourney

The Zambia Hockey Association (ZHA) is holding a fundraising hockey tournament at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup for Club Nation to be held in Egypt. The fundraising tournament at the OYDC started on 28th September 2017 and is scheduled to finish on Sunday 1st October 2017. Seven teams are part of the tournament which include Genetrix (Malawi), Hippo (Zimbabwe) with Lusaka Sharks, Hotspurs, Springfield, Zambezi HC and DE Stars all from Zambia. Meanwhile, Zambia Hockey [...]

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NOCZ Hosts IOC Athlete Career Programme (ACP)

The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) will from September 29th to 30th September, 2017 host a two day workshop on the International Olympic Committee Athlete Career Programme (IOC ACP) at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC). Having seen that combining sport with education or work has become increasingly challenging for athletes not only in Zambia, but worldwide, this programme will provide resources and training to athletes, enabling them to develop their life skills and maximize their education and employment opportunities. The programme [...]

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Dreams Members Celebrate Graduation in Style

Latkings, on Monday 25th September held its 2017 DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, Safe) project graduation at the Olympic Youth Development Centre. The project was aimed at reducing HIV/AIDS infections among adolescent girls between the age of 18 and 24 years. Those who participated are girls from different schools around Lusaka through different sports activities

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Photo Focus: Beach Volleyball players

Photo Focus: Beach Volleyball players are camped at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) to prepare for the upcoming games. Beach Volleyball Coach Isaac Tembo, says his mission is to at least make four Zambian athletes to compete at regional and international games. He says the beach volleyball court at the OYDC is making the athletes acquire the much needed skills in the sport.

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Special Olympics Leadership academy

Special Olympics will on Tuesday the 12 September, 2017 unveil the First Lady of the Republic of Zambia, Esther Lungu, as the “50th Anniversary Ambassador” for the African Region. Special Olympics, an organisation which deals with children with intellectual disabilities is currently conducting a “Leadership Academy” which will come to a close on the 14th September, 2017. The conference is taking place at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) and over 20 African countries which include: Kenya, Botswana, Uganda, South Africa, [...]

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