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09 Nov

FOUR-TIME COMMONWEALTH AND ASIAN GAMES TENNIS GOLD MEDALIST TIPS ZAMBIAN SPORTS MOVEMENT

FOUR-TIME COMMONWEALTH AND ASIAN GAMES TENNIS GOLD MEDALIST TIPS ZAMBIAN SPORTS MOVEMENT India’s former professional tennis player Somdev Devvarman who is a four-time Commonwealth and Asian Games gold medallist has observed that Zambia has the potential to produce epic athletes if facilities like the OYDC Zambia are well utilised. Devvarman who competed with top tennis stars like Rodger Federer, Andy Murray, and Rafal Nadal among others disclosed after touring the OYDC Zambia facilities on 10 November 2022 that several youths [...]

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30 Oct

TEULINGS GRAND FINALE TAKES CENTER STAGE

TEULINGS GRAND FINALE TAKES CENTER STAGE Over the weekend, over 300 athletes representing beach volleyball, handball and hockey took part in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. The games were the last ones for the three sports in the Teulings league as they now switch focus to the grand finale on the 26 November. OYDC Zambia programmes officer Likemore Mahunje says the preparation for the much anticipated grand finale is progressing well stating that all those who have been outstanding during the league [...]

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22 Oct

GYA BAGS MORE FOOTBALL POINTS AHEAD OF TEULINGS GRAND FINALE

Garden Youth Academy is closing up to being crowned the 2022 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge winners ahead of the grand finale in November. The team for boys currently has 25 points leading the log standing while the girls are on top as well with 22 points. In the boys’ category, Chipata is second with 22 points while for the girls Chipata has 19 points. The two teams both for girls and boys have been the strongest contenders in the 2022 U19 Teulings [...]

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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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