African Champion in 400m men,Muzala Samukonga and 400m Women Silver medalist Niddy Mingilishi last evening left for World Athletics Championship to be held in Oregon in the United States of America. Muzala and Niddy will compete with the world best 400m athletes. The team left through KK International Airport aboard Qatar Airlines and are expected to arrive today. The championship will commence on July 15 -24, 2022 and will be televised on Supper Sport. The trip is fully sponsored and supported by the Ministry of Sport through the National Sports Council of Zambia. Go Zambia Go
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ICR 2022
ICR 2022 – “Building A Stronger & Healthier Zambia”.
Zambia Athletics (ZA) in partnership with Good Time Steel Company(GTS) & Madison Financial Services, has planned to hold the 22nd Inter-Company Relay (ICR), on May 28, 2022 at the Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, two years after the Covid-19 pandemic and its accompanying restrictions. The ICR promotes an Integrated Approach to Health Response and Wellness and is used as the Fundraising Activity to support the activities of the Zambia Athletics (ZA) formerly known Zambia Amateur Athletic Association (ZAAA). The GTS 22nd ICR isaimed at igniting good health and exhibiting Zambia’s resilience to any adversity while raising funds to qualify and send athletes to the World Athletics Championships in Oregon- U.S.A, the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Championships in Mauritius and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham- U.K apart from supporting the High Performance Centre and the Talent Identification Program (TIP) throughout the Country. This event is anchored on four (4) Pillars, namely: Covid -19 Vaccinations, Screening &
Choma Half Marathon 2022
Be a part of Choma’s first ever Mayor’s Half marathon to be held on the 26th of February, 2022 in Choma district. The event which is aimed at promoting wellness is being organized by the Choma District Commissioner’s office and Zambia Athletic (ZA). This event will include the 10k and 5k supporting races with the main race being the 21km Half Marathon Race. The marathon will be used as an assessment and selection for the athletes for that will represent Zambia at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships to be held on the 27th of March, 2022 in Yanghou, China. We are looking for partners, local businesses and organizations to help us make this occasion special and colorful for our community. During the event,
Mlife Half Marathon Routes
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Mlife HALF MARATHON-PHYSICAL RACE, STAGGERED START
Mlife HALF MARATHON-PHYSICAL RACE, STAGGERED START – At the start of the race, small groups of runners start at different times to avoid congestion at the start and on the course, this will help in keeping distance from other runners. For instance, design different wave start times: 5:30hrs, 06:00hrs, 06:30 etc. click Register here to register online #Race2BeatCovid19
Life is a Marathon – “MLife Protecting You All The Way”
Postponement of the Lafarge Lusaka Marathon 2021
Tuesday, 07 September 2021 20:10 (Lusaka, 07 September 2021), The Lafarge Lusaka Marathon (LLM) Management would like to inform the general public that the Lafarge Lusaka Marathon 2021 has been postponed to a later date, to be announced. The postponement was arrived at after careful review and guidance of health experts on the country's vaccination rate and the continued effect of the provisions of SI 21 & 22 of 2020 on Covid- 19. At Lafarge Zambia, health and safety are our core values. As such, the safety of our nation, participants, and Partners is of paramount importance to us. However, all the LLM participants are encouraged to continue training and keep fit in the new normal. We have hope and believe that this will pass and we will be able
Half Marathon date to be advised
The Zambia Athletics (ZA) Management regret to advise its participants and the general public that, the Half Marathon dubbed “Race2Beat COVID –19, 2021 which was scheduled to take place on August 7, 2021 at Heroes Stadium will not take place as scheduled, but moved to a date to be communicated, but not later than November 6, 2021. This decision is in view of the continued numbers of the covid-19 cases and as advised by the Ministry of Health and the Athletic partners. Our athletes, officials and outsourced support providers are the most valuable assets to Zambia Athletics. As such, all race participants and officials are required to participate in proactive sports health and safety environment as part of ZA’s commitment to providing