Sport – Page 2 – OYDC Zambia

25 Mar

Hockey Coach Targets Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026

National team hockey coach Floyd Chomba has commenced his quest to identify young talented hockey players who can form a team to be used to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 in Senegal. Chomba says he is utilising the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge at the OYDC Zambia to see which athletes are showing potential for the games. He says having participated in the Summer Youth Olympic Games Nanjing 2014 in China, he is confident that when the team [...]

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23 Mar

ZAMBIA WINS 15 MEDALS AT THE 2023 AFRICAN GAMES

As the 2023 African Games come to a close in Accra, Ghana Team Zambia has recorded fifteen (15) medals in total in five sports disciplines. In athletics Zambia has (3) medals, (1) Gold in the men’s 4×400 relay final, (1) silver in the men’s 400m final through Muzala Samukonga, and (1) silver in the women’s 4×400 relay final. In boxing Zambia has (7) medals, (2) Gold medals through Patrick Chinyemba and Gerald Kabinda in the men’s 51kg & 67kg respectively, (3) [...]

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22 Mar

ZAMBIA ATHLETICS PRESIDENT MPONDELA APPLAUDS ATHLETE’S PERFORMANCE AT AFRICAN GAMES

Zambia Athletics (ZA) president Elias Mpondela has paid gratitude to athletes who have showcased their prowess at the 2023 African Games in Accra Ghana. Speaking to the OYDC Zambia media team Mpondela said the target has always been to mint gold at these games stating that all athletes were prepared to sprint for glory and win more medals for Zambia. He says the support the athletes are receiving is amazing which has seen 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games 400m gold medalist Muzala [...]

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22 Mar

Boxing is the number one sport in Zambia says Federation President Chiteule

Boxing is the number sport in Zambia says Federation President Chiteule Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) president Dan Chiteule has bragged about his sport being number one in the Country looking at the success stories it continues to record. Chiteule explains that boxing should be regarded as the number one sport in the Country in terms of winning medals at competitive games. He says the mission for boxers at the 2023 African Games is to win gold adding that the federation is [...]

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20 Mar

MUZALA SAMUKONGA WINS SILVER MEDAL AT AFRICAN GAMES

2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games 400m gold medalist Muzala Samukonga has minted silver medal in the men’s 400m final race at the African Games. Samukonga clocked 45.37s to secure silver for Zambia. Nigeria’s Okezie Anthony won gold with the time of 45.06s while Diouf Tidiane of Senegal got bronze after clocking 45.49s. Meanwhile, the two Zambian female sprinters Rhoda NJOBVU and Quincy MALEKANI have missed out on banging medals in the women’s 400m final race at the ongoing 2023 African Games in [...]

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18 Mar

TEULINGS NETBALL LEAGUE IMPRESSIVE COORDINATOR

As Teulings netball teams thronged the OYDC Zambia for their league games on Saturday the coordinator has shown happiness with the zeal from all players. Felistus Chilinda the Teulings Netball coordinator at the OYDC Zambia says there is so much talent from teams who again are part of this year’s league games. She says clubs from communities are happy that the OYDC Zambia continues to have well-organised games at the weekend which attracts more girls to be playing. She says teams like [...]

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13 Mar

ZAMBIA GETS 14TH RANKING AT 2023 AFRICAN GAMES MEDAL TABLE

Zambia is currently ranked 14th on the medal table at the 2023 African Games taking place in Accra Ghana as of 13th March. Team Zambia only has one Gold medal minted yesterday through judoka Steven Mung’andu one bronze won by another judoka Simon Zulu and a bronze in swimming through Mia Phiri bringing a total number of medals to three. According to the medal table released by the African Games, Egypt is topping the table with (53) Gold, (21) Silver and [...]

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12 Mar

YOUTHS CELEBRATE YOUTH DAY IN A QUIZ AND FOOTBALL STYLE AT OYDC

YOUTHS CELEBRATE YOUTH DAY IN A QUIZ AND FOOTBALL STYLE AT OYDC It was a blissful youth day celebration at the OYDC Zambia as youths from eleven schools thronged the multisports facility to take part in the 2024 Youth Day Quiz and Sports Tournament. The over 200 pupils were ecstatic scratching their heads as they battled for supremacy when the quiz and football tournament was officially opened. Teachers who escorted pupils were eager to see that their boys and girls were on [...]

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09 Mar

“WE CONTINUE BENEFITING FROM THE TEULINGS YOUTH SPORTS CHALLENGE” – BANDA

“WE CONTINUE BENEFITING FROM THE TEULINGS YOUTH SPORTS CHALLENGE” – BANDA Handball Association of Zambia (HAZ) president Victor Banda has expressed joy that his association continues to benefit from the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge organised by OYDC Zambia every weekend. Banda says the OYDC Zambia through the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge supported by Coen Teulings Chairman of Merifin Capital in Belgium is helping many associations in the country to identify talented players at the grassroots level who in the future turn [...]

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04 Mar

2024 TEULINGS LEAGUE GAMES TAKING SHAPE

The 2024 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge on Saturday entered its second league game with four sports disciplines being played. The disciplines taekwondo, judo, football and netball saw several athletes competing for supreme. Over 200 athletes were at the centre representing different teams and clubs. OYDC Zambia programmes officer Likemore Mahunje disclosed that the games went well adding that athletes are all happy with the way the 2024 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge is progressing. He added that all athletes before the games underwent the [...]

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