Padbol
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| Highest governing body | FIPA |
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| Nicknames | Padbol |
| First played | 2008, La Plata |
| Characteristics | |
| Team members | Doubles |
| Type | Outdoor/Indoor |
| Venue | Padbol court |
Padbol is a fusion sport created in La Plata in 2008. It is currently playing in Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Romania, Australia, , France, Denmark, Switzerland, Panama and United States.
Padbol was created in 2008 by Gustavo Miguens in La Plata, Argentina. The first track was laid in 2011 and elsewhere in Argentina such Rojas, Punta Alta, Buenos Aires. Then tracks in Spain, Uruguay and Italy and more recently were added in Portugal, Sweden, Mexico, Romania and England. Australia, Bolivia and France are newest countries.
In 2013 was the first Padbol World Cup in La Plata. The champions was the Spanish couple Ocaña and Palacios.
In 2014 was the second edition in Alicante, Spain. The champions was the Spanish couple formed by Ramón and Hernández.
The third edition will be held in Punta del Este, Uruguay , in 2016
The playing area is a rectangle 10 meters long and 6 meters wide (inside measurements). It is divided transversely by a network that is suspended by a wire of a maximum diameter of 1 cm, whose ends are subject to two support posts, and their inner faces coincide with the lateral boundaries of the court. in each funds of the playing area there is a pediment and two side walls attached to it. The gable and the sidewalls should be at least 2.50 meters and be equal to each other. The net height is between 90 and 100 centimeters in the center and 100 cm maximum at the ends. Must be at least one access to the track with a minimum width of 0.60 meters and a height of 2 meters per side. It may or may not have a door.
There are three zones : Service Zone, Reception Zone and Red Zone.
Service zone : This is where the server must meet to perform their serves and is bounded by the line is 3.25 meters in the network, the sidewalls and the bottom wall.
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