News Archives - Page 29 of 40

07 Mar

Olympafrica teamupbeat

Olympafrica netball coach Bwalya is optimistic that his girls’ team will this year maintain the winning performance in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. Bwalya, says following the commencement of the 2020 Teulings Netball league games at the OYDC Zambia, the girls have continued to showcase their good performance which made them last year emerge overall winners during the 2019 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge Grand Finale. In today’s league games Olympafrica beat OYDC Zambia team 21-4 while in another game Olympafrica defeated Chazanga in a 19-16 win. About 6 teams took part [...]

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02 Mar

ZBF DONATES TO OYDC ZAMBIA, AS CEO GETS HONOURED WITH MEDAL

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, has appealed to sports federations and the corporate in the country to help the Centre revamp its programmes as it reintroduces some of the youth league games in April. Speaking after being honoured with a medal and receiving a donation of ten (10) basketballs and two (2) baskets from Zambia Basketball Federation (ZBF) President Shawki Fawazi on 1st March, 2020 during the tie “Breaker League” final Game between Matero Magic and Munali Suns in [...]

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01 Mar

Let us protect ourselves, Catherine Phiri tells athletes

Zambian superstar boxer Catherine Phiri, who is former World Boxing Council Champion on 29 February, 2020 called on young athletes to be wary and protect themselves from vices that will in future make them contract HIV. Phiri, said it is through commitment, dedication and discipline that she remains a boxer stating that if she was not careful her sports career would have ended. She addressed athletes at OYDC Zambia, during the “Champions Talk” supported by PEPFAR and disclosed that she is always protecting [...]

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27 Feb

OYDC Zambia, committed to preserve the environment

Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa says prudent management of the environment is a responsibility that every citizen has to share. In a speech read on his behalf by Rotary Club of Maluba Assistant Governor, Charles Sichangwa, during the tree planting ceremony held on 22 February, 2020 at the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre the mayor said he is passionate about making Lusaka Green and health stating that it is gratifying that the club donated trees that have been planted at the multi-sports Centre. He [...]

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21 Feb

188 trees to be planted at OYDC Zambia

In a quest to preserve the environment, about 188 trees will on Saturday 22nd February be planted at the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre, as a way of promoting conservation and environmental protection using sport. OYDC Zambia, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, reveals that the 188 trees have been donated by the Rotary Club of Lusaka. Dr. Chitangala, adds that Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa, has been invited for the planting ceremony which will start at 10:00 hours and [...]

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17 Feb

Sydney Siame shares his sports career with aspiring Olympians

Zambia’s finest sprinter Sydney Siame, who is the 2019 200m All Africa Games Champion and 2014 Youth Olympic Game, gold medalist on Saturday, 15 February, 2020 joined the over 500 young athletes who had thronged the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre to listen to his motivation talk. Siame, who has multiple medals to his name expressed happiness that the OYDC Zambia through the support of PEFPAR had organized a “Champions Talk” where he was invited to share his sports career and motivate those who wanted to [...]

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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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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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