By Ashton Kelly Bunda TRACK and Field national team coach Douglas Kalembo  says  the All Comers meet even  that took place at Heroes  stadium on Saturday 22 January 2022 will be spring board to advance after following the Coronavirus (Covid 19)  pandemic  which restricted them  to go and acclimatize before the 2021 Japan  Olympics . Kalembo  said his team is going flat out to recruit  new athletes  and  sharpen  the  experienced runners by to increase their  speed and  acquire  high endurance levels  as they prepare for  the forthcoming World Junior Championships  on Tuesday, 12th July,  2022 and the commonwealth...

  By Ashton Kelly Bunda United States of America (USA) based Sprinter Prince Mumba as lodged a complaint to the Rainbow News Zambia Limited (RNZR) and Kwilanzi News Zambia (KNZ, a Zambian Children Young People and Women in Development (ZCYPWD) publication that track and field events in Zambia do not have enough public attention as is with counterparts in the football fraternity. Speaking during the Zambia Athletic Association (ZAA) All- Comers  Meet  at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, led by Elias Ng’andu Mpondela, meant to prepare athletes for the forthcoming  world Junior Champions ships that will take place on Tuesday, 12th...

  By Ashton Kelly Bunda ONE of Africa’s Legendary Track and field star Samuel Matete says taking athletics to the rural areas will widen the horizon of athletes that will emulate his record and the generation gap as to who will represent mother Zambia on the world map again. The 1996 Japan Olympics 400 meters hurdle gold medalist says the government through Youth, Sport and Child Development Ministry led by Elvis Nkandu should enhance the policy of setting up sports facilities in rural areas. During an All-Comers Meet at Lusaka Heroes Stadium Matete says some schools are striving to set...

By Ashton Kelly Bunda 2014 Brazil Olympics Gold medalist Sydney Siame says  local competitions like the All- Comers meet that converge provinces  with different  talents and abilities  is key to discovering  talent that can beat existing high records  including what he has achieved. Siame who specializes in the 100metres and 4x 100meters says there are many boys and girls who are faster, energetic and with long endurance levels   that him and that making  efforts to spreading  the net wider to rest of the ten provinces  would bear fruits . Siame who competed  in the same race with  one of the...

  Zambian young sensation Joseph ‘Sabobo’ Banda is in Spain attending trials at LA Liga giants, FC Barcelona.   The Zambia U-17 national team will attend trials with the Spanish for close to a month and may make his switch to Barça onde the lad impresses examiners.   However since Sabobo is only 16, even if he was to impress he can only sign a professional contract when he turns 18 years old in December, 2023.   The youngster will remain at Red Arrows until December 2023. Barcelona who have been in contact with the handlers of the youngster for...