Five female judokas at the weekend won medals during the 2024 National Judo Women’s Cup organized by the Judo Association of Zambia. The judokas Barbara Seulu, Mirriam Seulu, Naomi Seulu, and Naomi Sinazeze won gold, silver and bronze respectively. Two Gold, Two Silver and One Bronze medals were minted for the OYDC Judo Club. The club emerged with eight points.
OYDC Zambia on Friday 20 September 2024 invited several stakeholders for a meeting to update them on the progress the centre continues to make where sport development is concerned. OYDC Zambia Board Chairperson Simangolwa Shakalima reminded stakeholders that the centre was identified as the Centre of Excellence in the region by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) stating that the OYDC Zambia has made great strides to revamp some of its worn out facilities. Shakalima indicated that more [...]
OYDC HANDBALL PLAYER HEADS TO PORTUGAL OYDC Handball Club player Pritchard Siyakwayi has signed a six-month contract with Clube Desportivo “Os Marienses in Portugal. Siyakwayi is expected to leave Zambia for Portugal on Friday at 15:00 CAT. He is one of the many handball players from the OYDC Handball Club who has been part of the national team and has represented Zambia at several competitions as a right-back. He met with OYDC Zambia Acting Chief Executive Officer Benjamin Tembo who wished him well [...]
Zambian athlete Muzala Samukonga who recently minted a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the 400m final race has promised to mint more medals for Zambia. The athlete who returned home on 17 September 2024 expressed happiness that the nation had organised a thunderous welcome for him. He paid gratitude to the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Arts, National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ), OYDC Zambia and Zambia Athletics for the support they provided while he was competing [...]
The past weekend was amazing at the OYDC Zambia as several boxers turned up to compete in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. Several bouts were played and the most fascinating moment was when three of the OYDC boxers flogged their opponents to record a win. Out of the seven young boxers the OYDC Zambia had three impressed spectators when their stunning punches on opponents. Patrick Mwape flogged Lawrence Mulenga of Evergreen 5-2 split decision, while Izanji Sichalwe beat Titus Situmbeko of C.B [...]
Six Judokas from the Ippon OYDC Club left for Kitwe to participate in Musa’s Biscuit Tournament. The tournament organised by the Zambia Judo Association will be held at Kanfinsa Police Training Camp today from 09;00 to 16;00. Ippon OYDC Club has sent Yolanda Banda, Barbara Seulu, Miriam Seulu, Joshua Mwanza, Justin Kangwa, Levinson Mwanza and Aron Banda who doubles as the coach. The judokas are expected to compete in the 52kg, 57kg, 63kg, 46kg and 69kg weight categories respectively. Coach Aron Banda says [...]
LATE ZAMBIA’S IOC HONORARY MEMBER PATRICK CHAMUNDA REMEMBERED The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) president Alfred Foloko says the late veteran sports administrator Patrick Chamunda would have been pleased to witness the winning of a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Foloko says Chamunda who at the time of his death in 2022 was an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Honorary Member and Former NOCZ president had a passion for sports development not only in Zambia but across the globe [...]
OYDC ZAMBIA SPONSOR COEN TEULINGS MEETS NOCZ EXECUTIVE AT PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES The OYDC Zambia sponsor Coen Teulings Chairman of Merifin Capital in Belgium met with the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) Executive led by President Alfred Foloko in Paris, France. NOCZ president Alfred Foloko says the meeting his executive had with Coen Teulings, his wife Pauline Krayenhoff and his representative Hans Bertels was successful as the topic of discussion was centred on more collaboration and work being done [...]
Zambia’s member of the 4x400m relay team Kennedy Luchembe says Saturday’s final will be something to look out for as the team will aim for a medal. Luchembe says the 4x400m race the team had Friday morning was a bit tricky with good contenders saying the team managed to secure qualification for the final. He says it’s not easy making a debut at the Olympics and recording such a time but hopes to do better in the final. Meanwhile, assistant coach [...]
‘IT WASN’T AN EASY RACE’ MUZALA RECOUNTS HIS 400M FINAL RACE ……………as Zambia Athletics president Elias Mpondela says the medal inspires his executive and the sports fraternity. Flamboyant Zambian sprinter Muzala Samukonga has ended Zambia’s medal drought at the Olympics after clinching the bronze medal in the 400m final race at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Samukonga speaking from Paris, France described the race as tough stating that it was very competitive but thanked God for the bronze medal he minted. He added [...]
