Padel continues to grow at an impressive pace, and its future looks brighter than ever. After conquering Spain, Argentina, France, and now many other countries, the sport is taking new steps in its popularization and its internationalizationWe have imagined for you the 5 Next Big Accomplishments that padel could achieve in the coming years.

1. Padel becomes an Olympic sport

This is the ultimate goal for any developing sport: integrate the Olympic Games. With already more than 50 national federations affiliated to the FIP and rapid expansion on all continents, padel ticks more and more boxes to seduce the IOC. Its dynamic and spectacular format perfectly meets the expectations of a young audience. Paris 2024 will not have been the opportunity, Los Angeles 2028, will not be a priori, but Brisbane 2032 could well mark this historic milestone.

2. Padel available as a video game

Tennis, football, Formula 1, NBA… all major sports have their video game versionPadel could soon join this list with an official game on PlayStation and Xbox. Imagine embodying Coello, Tapia or Collombon in legendary arenas like Roland-Garros or Madrid… A further step towards the democratization of this sport among younger generations.

3. A Netflix series about padel stars

After the success of Drive to Survive in Formula 1 or “Break Point” In tennis, padel could have its own documentary series. Netflix or another major platform would track the world's best players, revealing the behind the scenes, the rivalries, the sacrifices and the emotions which bring this booming circuit to life. Global visibility that could attract millions of new fans.

4. The most popular racket sport in the world

With its growth of almost 20 new tracks per day Worldwide, padel could quickly overtake tennis and badminton in terms of the number of players. Accessible, friendly and spectacular, It attracts young people as well as seniors, amateurs as well as competitors. The hypothesis of seeing padel become the world's number 1 racket sport by the next decade has never been more credible.

5. Nike's entry into the padel market

If many brands (Wilson, Babolat, Bullpadel, Head, Nox…) already dominate the industry, The arrival of a giant like Nike would be a real turning pointThe swoosh brand, a global sports icon, could take padel to another level thanks to its marketing, its global ambassadors and his global distribution networkA step that would take padel into a new dimension.

Le The future of padel is being written at high speedBetween Olympic ambitions, media innovations and an explosion in the number of participants, The sport has probably not yet reached its peak.

Teo Vieau

He discovered padel in 2016 in Nantes and quickly became attached to the game, even climbing to 474th place in France. Commentator on Padel Mag TV, he covers the various tournaments on the French circuit as well as international tournaments organized in France!

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