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Padel: Making waves in South Asia
One of the fastest growing sports in the world, Padel has attracted the attention of sports junkies in major urban centres across the sub-continent within a very short span of time.
Oct 22, 2024
Oct 22, 2024
Syed Irtiza Ali is a sports journalist with writing experience since 2016. For five years, contributed freelance articles to The News on Sunday (TNS), on all major sports. In late 2021, joined Geo News as a Sports Sub-Editor. Have written bylines for TNS, Geo, and Geo Super. He aims to bring attention to overlooked sports such as squash and hockey.
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One of the fastest growing sports in the world, Padel has attracted the attention of sports junkies in major urban centres across the sub-continent within a very short span of time.
Padel has attracted the attention of sports junkies in major urban centres across south Asia within a very short span of time.
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