Pickleball, a sport that combines tennis, table tennis and badminton, is growing in popularity among the city’s population. Athletes find it an easy sport that also helps them maintain endurance.
The game involves two to four players using paddles to hit a perforated hollow polymer ball over a net.
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He added that more and more people are fascinated by the game because it plays with gravity rather than against it, so there is little chance of injury.
Moreover, the sport can be played by anyone between the ages of 8 and 80.
He explained that after COVID, people became health conscious and this was a safe way to protect their physical health.
He also said many doctors encourage people to do this sport because it’s a good way to get into cardio.
Pickleball pro Gowtham R has won several awards for the game. He started traveling during his college days. He currently works at BESCOM but he definitely practices his sports every day.
“I started for fitness, but over time I became very interested in this game. If I have one, I use it for practice.The game is very unique and safe for the elderly to play.It is an individual game and does not require a team like cricket or soccer.”
Gotham has won several awards in pickleball and has represented Karnataka in many pickleball championships such as the RYP ranking.
Kavya J, another pickleball player, also started pickleball during college.
She said, “I used to be a badminton and slowball player, so I found pickleball very easy to play and after playing it, it was a very fun game. I competed in the state pickleball tournament and won a silver medal.This game has a lot of opportunities for women and there is no retirement per se.Seeing my seniors playing with passion made me more and more inspired. rice field”
“I recently found out about pickleball on YouTube and was really inspired,” says Whitefield resident Romila Joshi.
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