Why the paddle pa olympic? Hidden reasons explaining veto in Los Angeles 2028

In spite of the recently —what The popularity, expansion and growth experienced by paddle At the global level, he has not yet received long -awaited Olympic recognition. An incomprehensible decision in the midst of most sport fans, who believes their existence is more than just right.

However, there are many hidden factors and regulations that, today, justify and support their exclusion. Thus, although the International Paddle Federation (FIP) is working on this purpose between eyebrows and eyebrows, The paddle will not be part of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games Program.

Why paddle tennis? These are the reasons

According to the Olympic letter, There are four essential requirements That any sport must meet If you want to choose to be Olympic:

1. Sport It should be regulated by a international organism That, in addition, it should be adjusted to the ethical standards imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
2. IOC forces said the agency is that Adjust your sport under World Anti -Doping Code of the world anti -doping agency. In this way, ensuring fair and sporting competition.
3. So that a sport can be Olympic You cannot rely on motorized equipment. That is, the competition should be exclusively based on the ability of the athlete and is not visible altered by external elements.
4. It should be performed somehow 75 countries and 4 continents About Men’s category And to 40 countries and 3 continents If the reference is made in the female competition.

Among the four points, the paddle needs to reach the latter. As World Padel’s World Padel report points 2024, approximately with current More than 30 million active players and over 63,000 paddlers distributed in 150 countries.

However, although the paddle exceeds the number of countries required, The key is in the presence of active national federation and the structured skill of sport in these territories. According to the FIP, at present There are 71 affiliated national federationsStay at the doors of 75 asks IOC.

Objective Brisbane Olympic Games 2032

Beyond the theory, there are other aspects that also influence to determine why the paddle has not yet reached the ‘Olympic Dream’. Then we expose Other secondary cause:

• LATE RECOMMENDED IOC: The International Paddle Federation (FIP) was officially recognized by the IOC in 2019, a necessary but symbolic step. From that moment on, the organism led by Luigi Carraro has been able to begin the formal process to apply for the Olympic program, which requires time, evidence and fulfilling strict standards.
• International young competitions are still international: Although the years of experience in international circuits are amazing -surprisingly (former World Padel Tour and now Premier Padel), the structure of international tournaments is latest. In this sense, a professional framework is still compared to other Olympic sports.
• Olympic Program limits: The IOC imposes limits on the number of sports, athletes and events in each edition of the games so as not to make them unstoppable. For this reason, to include a new sport, another must generally leave or reduce, which complicates the entry of new disciplines such as paddle tennis.

For all of these reasons, the paddle will not be part of the next Los Angeles Games program (2028). However, as they admit from FIP itself, The main goal is to get recognition for Brisbane 2032which paddle can make an Olympic debut.