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Why the president of PSG Nasser Al-Khelaifi will invest in padel, a fashionable discipline

2022-02-04T05:20:39.849Z


The International Padel Federation has announced the creation of a new international circuit, financed by Qatar Sports Investments. A revolution in this racket sport derived from tennis, still confidential in France.


As it has done in the past for football and other sports, Qatar will upset the small world of padel, with a new professional circuit financed by the company Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), owner of Paris SG since 2011 In the past, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, the current president of the capital club and of beIN Sports, had participated in several Davis Cup tennis matches for Qatar.

Today, the man who also heads the Qatar Padel Tennis Squash and Badminton Federation, wants to revolutionize this still confidential discipline of which he is passionate.

“The world has only seen the tip of the iceberg of what padel can achieve on the world stage,

assured Nasser Al-Khelaifi in a statement.

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It is time for this spectacular sport and its incredible athletes to be introduced to fans around the world, and for this sport to finally reach its commercial and sporting potential under the direction and governance of the International Federation…

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Source: lefigaro

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