https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Padel_in_IndiaPadel in India - Revision history2026-10-27T05:15:19ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Padel_in_India&diff=477972&oldid=prevCatharineJorgens: done2025-12-03T20:30:48Z<p>done</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|none}}<br />
{{Infobox sport overview<br />
| title = Padel in India<br />
| image = Vigo Open 2019 de World Padel Tour - 7.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| union = Indian Padel Federation<br />
| country = India<br />
| sport = Padel<br />
| noncountry = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| first = <br />
| registered = <br />
| clubs = <br />
<br />
<!-- COMPETITIONS --><br />
| national_list = <br />
| club_list = <br />
| intl_list = <br />
<!-- Best Fighter --><br />
| Name =<br />
<!-- AUDIENCE RECORDS --><br />
| match = <br />
| league = <br />
<!-- FAN GROUPS --><br />
| fan_org =<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Padel''' is a rapidly growing sport in India, with increasing popularity and infrastructure development across the country.<br />
<br />
From the first court in [[Bangalore]] in 2017, India had 100 [[padel]] courts in 2024 and several padel clubs have sprung up across major metropolitan cities such as [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Hyderabad]], and [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shah |first1=Sukanya A. |title=Padel is a smash hit in India |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/padel-is-indias-newest-it-sport-and-its-only-set-to-grow-bigger |access-date=7 September 2024 |work=Vogue India |date=19 June 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
The popularity is causing waiting lists for booking courts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Padel craze sparks waitlists for courts, Pickleball booms with ₹1 crore prize |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/padel-craze-sparks-long-waitlists-for-courts-pickleball-booms-with-1-cr-prize-tournament-101717098388538.html |access-date=1 September 2024 |publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br />
<br />
The sport is administered by the Indian Padel Federation (IPF). Established in 2016, the IPF has organised 9 annual national ranking events as of 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nichols |first1=Ben |title=State of the Game: Padel in India |url=https://thepadelpaper.com/state-of-the-game-padel-in-india/ |website=The Padel Paper |access-date=7 September 2024 |date=6 April 2023}}</ref> The federation has received official endorsement from the Indian Olympic Association .<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rise of Padel: A New Wave in India's Sports Scene |url=https://alfit.in/blogs/news/the-rise-of-padel-a-new-wave-in-indias-sports-scene |website=Alfit |access-date=7 September 2024 |language=en |date=12 June 2024}}</ref><br />
<br />
Since padel is an expensive sport and India is a price-sensitive territory, stakeholders are working to bring down the costs of the sport.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ananth |first1=Venkat |title=Inside Padel's India push |url=https://theplaybook.thesignal.co/p/inside-padels-india-push |website=theplaybook.thesignal.co |language=en |access-date=2024-09-07 |archive-date=2024-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907184711/https://theplaybook.thesignal.co/p/inside-padels-india-push |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
<br />
The sport is also being played in [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chandigarh gets a new game called Padel |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/chandigarh-game-padel-9334270/ |access-date=7 September 2024 |work=The Indian Express |date=17 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [https://padelsportsfoundation.com/]<br />
<br />
{{Sport in India}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Sport in India by sport]]<br />
[[Category:Padel]]<br />
<br />
{{India-sport-stub}}</div>CatharineJorgens