Getting To Know Padel Sports, A New Sport To Be Introduced At PON 2024

Indonesian Menpora Dito Ariotedjo tries padel (Kemenpora)

YOGYAKARTA Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia (Menpora RI), Dito Ariotedjo. supports the introduction of padel sports at the XXI 2024 Aceh National Sports Week (PON)-North Sumatra (North Sumatra). This is done because not many people know the padel olarhaga.

"In my opinion, if the padle will be introduced in PON XXI 2024 Aceh-North Sumatra, it has the potential to be because the padel itself is like a combination of badminton, tennis and squash," said Menpora Dito, quoted from the Kemenpora website, Thursday, September 21.

To add insight, this article will discuss information related to the sport of padel which will be introduced later.

On the Kemenpora website, it is explained that the padel is a racket sport that combines tennis and squash. This sport is played on a rectangular field measuring 10x20 meters. This size is smaller than the tennis court.

The sport of padel was discovered by Enrique Corcuera in 1969 in Mexico. Over time, the sport began to be carried out by people in other countries. Even now there is the International Padel Federation, namely in Madrid, Spain, which was founded in 1991.

Despite being known since the 90s, Indonesia itself has only been popular for the last two years. The club that helped popularize the padel was the Bali Padel Academy. Even the club helped establish the Indonesian Padel Association.

As explained earlier, the padel sport is carried out in the field with a size of 10x20 meters. This sport can be played double or single. In double games, the entire field area is used, while in single games it only uses half of the field, namely 6x20 meters.

The padel field itself goes around with a glass panel barrier that is useful for playing the ball like a brush game. The glass panel has varying heights. This sport also uses rackets and balls. However, the racket used does not use strings or is similar to the table tennis bet, it's just that it's bigger in size with a surface having small holes. For balls that are worn similar to tennis balls, it just has special provisions.

How to play padel is similar to tennis. Players will face each other, separated by net in the middle which is a maximum height of 88 cm. The opponent will hit the ball against another player. Players who receive the ball must return the ball to the opponent's area but the ball is prohibited from bouncing on the surface of the field twice.

Pedel sports have many benefits. Apart from being a means of recreation, padels are useful for tightening muscles in the abdomen, arms, and legs. This sport also helps lose weight because athletes will move their arms and feet to move so that more calories are burned. This sport also helps nourish the heart considering athletes have to adjust their breath because they run and beat.

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