THE National Olympics Committee (NOC) has engaged psychologists to optimize Zambia’s chances of winning medals at major international events. Speaking in an interview, NOC president Alfred Foloko said the psychologists had been brought in to psyche the athletes and have them in the best frame of mind leading up to both the African and Olympic Games. Foloko said the major stakeholders in the country do not want to leave any stone unturned in the lead-up to the Olympics. He said Zambia has realistically high chances of getting a medal from the Olympic Games and all available avenues to keep the athletes fine-tuned would be explored. “What is remaining now is to ensure that we prepare the athletes well to be...

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