Dolceacqua, a city passionate about padel
Dolceacqua, a modest town in Liguria, has always been sporting, with the “Arco del Benessere” project resulting from the European Sport Community in 2019. The same year, in May, it starts the construction of two courts (and a third under construction ).
Fulvio Gazzola, Mayor of the city, says: “The idea was born from a group of people who decided to invest in this sport. In this area, more and more projects are emerging, in Sanremo they have multiplied, sign that demand is very strong ".
The Mayor is a fervent enthusiast: “I viens tennis that I gave up because I converted to padel, I play about three times a week. I find padel an easy and complex sport at the same time. Here, it is also becoming very difficult to find a playing field. I am sure that this sport will continue to grow in the coming years, because it is expanding greatly and above all accessible to all".
Leclerc, Sinner, Prince Albert of Monaco: all addicted to padel!
Many VIPs have already gathered in Dolceacqua to hit the ball. You will see there are beautiful people: Gaby Reca, former world number 1 in padel, Thomas Johansson, former tennis player and new president of the APT Padel Tour, Jannick Sinner, the future star of Italian tennis, Charles Leclerc F1 driver at Ferrari, the Prince Albert of Monaco ou Didier Deschamps coach of the French football team. What all these personalities have in common is, of course, their shared passion for padel!
Moreover, the Mayor mentions that during the twinning between Dolceacqua and Monaco in 2023, a padel challenge will be organized between the two cities to continue to maintain the passion for this very exciting sport.
source: www.corrieredellosport.it
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