Sport Archives - Page 27 of 34

06 Jun

Government challenges coaches to qualify athletes to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development Director of Sport Bessie Chelemu, has challenged over 20 coaches’ currently taking part in the 2019 International Judo Federation Coaching Academy to use the knowledge they will acquire to impart on athletes who will qualify to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Speaking during the official opening of the IJF Coaching Academy yesterday currently taking place at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) Chelemu, noted with happiness that the International Judo Federation has continued to pick Zambia as host nation of such [...]

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01 Jun

NAPSA Breeze and Matero Legends Basketball Teams reign supreme

NAPSA Breeze and Matero Legends emerged winners of the “Hoop it Up” 1st Annual 3v3 Basketball tournament in the senior women and mens categories respectively. The tournament took place at OYDC and attracted teams like UNZA, Kalema’s Girls, NAPSA Hurricane and many others. In the womens round robin, NAPSA Breeze, won all the games emerging the champions of the tournament while Matero Legends were crowned champions in the men’s round robin. NAPSA hurricanes and Kalema’s Girls were runners up of the tournament. The [...]

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19 May

Taekwondo athletes showcase “super kicks”

ZedLion Taekwondo players yesterday put up a great performance at OYDC during the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. The athletes train and conduct other activities at OYDC in preparation of local and other competitions. The fights were in the U10 to U17 categories respectively. Teulings Taekwondo coordinator Sydney Njala, applauded OYDC management for having continued to manage well organized league games at the Centre. Njala, added that the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge, which comprises of five sports disciplines; Swimming, Netball, Beach Volleyball, [...]

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15 May

OYDC and Kafue Celtics sign MoU

OYDC and Kafue Celtics Football Club have signed a three year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the team have access to the multsports facility. The MoU runs from 2019 to 2021. During the signing ceremony held at the OYDC, Centre Director Dr Fredrick Chitangala, called on other sports clubs and corporate entities to emulate Kafue Celtics also known as TheCrocs and consider to partner with the centre. And Kafue Celtics founder Lee Kawanu, disclosed that the MoU will help [...]

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13 May

Upcoming event: OYDC to host 1st Annual Basketball Tournament

Upcoming Event: OYDC is set to host the 1st Annual Basketball Tournament to be held from 31 May, to 1 June, 2019.Winning Prize: K1000Participation Fee for 3 on 3: K400/team (Maxmum 4 players and K300 for early registration) Other Competitions; Dunk contest, 3 point contest, Ball Handling – the final will be 1 on 1Registration Fee: K50Contact: +260965893075/+260950156919Email: memajonga@gmail.commellisa@oydc.org.zminfo@oydc.org.zm

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08 May

OYDC hosts president Edgar Lungu

The OYDC this morning hosted president H.E President Edgar C. Lungu, who came to launch the 2019 Health Week organised by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development. The president was received by cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries, state house officials and other senior government officials. Upon arriving at the OYDC, the president was presented with a judo muscot from the International Judo Federation (IJF) and it was handed to him by National Olympic Committee of Zambia [...]

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06 May

ANOCA Secretary General visits OYDC

Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Secretary General Eng. Ahmed Abou Elgasim Hashim, is in the country and today toured the OYDC facilities. Eng. Hashim, was welcomed at the OYDC by NOCZ President Alfred Foloko, OYDC Director Dr. Fred Chitangala and OYDC Deputy DirectorSombwa Knox Musunsa.

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04 May

Young swimmers gets the ball rolling

Young swimmers on Saturday were at the OYDC to participate in the 2019 Teulings Swim Challenge which attracted over 60 swimmers from three clubs namely Lusaka Sharks, Kalene and Chudleigh. Some of the swimmers who were outstanding and outclassed their opponents include; Victoria Chola of Lusaka Sharks, who came out first in heat1 100m Girls Breaststroke with a time of 1:59.52 defeating her club mates she was placed with. In another girls event heat 1 50m backstroke, Victoria Chola, who got the time of [...]

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03 May

Over 100 swimmers set to compete in the 2019 Teulings Swim Challenge

The 2019 Teulings Swim Challenge set for Saturday, 4 May at the OYDC has attracted over 100 swimmers selected from four local teams. The young swimmers will be competing in the 25m Freestyle, 25m Back Stroke, 100m Breast Stroke, 50m Breast Stroke, 50m Butterfly and the 4x50m freestyle relay. OYDC Programmes Officer, Mellissa Majonga, has disclosed that all is set for tomorrow’s Teulings Swim Challenge and has urged members from communities’ surrounding OYDC to come and watch the young talented boys’ [...]

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29 Apr

Teulings Girls impress coordinator

Over 200 young hockey players on Saturday thronged the OYDC to participate in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. Teulings Hockey Coordinator Elvis Lvee Bwalya, disclosed that the participation of girls in the youthful league games has continued to increase adding that some of the teams which took part for both girls and boys are; DE Stars, Zambezi, Hotspurs, Springfields, Lusaka Sharks, and Tigers.Bwalya, mentioned the girls team Zambezi, which has seen great improvement with numbers and good performance on the pitch. The [...]

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