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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has opened a new sports complex in Lusaka, Zambia.

The Olympic Youth Development Centre is the first of its kind and will help enhance sports development in Zambia by offering sports competitions and training facilities, as well educational programmes, health services and community activities to athletes and the general public in the region.

Led by the IOC, the project was undertaken in partnership with the Zambian government, which donated the land to the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Zambia, and the six International Federations of athletics, basketball, boxing, weightlifting, handball and hockey, which helped to develop the sports facilities and offered technical expertise and financial assistance.

“I am very proud to officially open the first Youth Olympic Development Centre here in Lusaka,” said IOC president Jacques Rogge in his inauguration speech. “This project would not have seen the light without the unfailing commitment of the government of Zambia, the International and National Sports Federations and the Zambian NOC.

“Like in sports, teamwork led to this success and I am confident that the centre will become not only the home of many elite regional and international athletes, but also the home of thousands of kids who will learn about sport and life. I look forward to seeing the place grow and inspire us to build similar centres in other regions of the world.”