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Community Spotlight
A deeper look at the people making a significant impact in our padel community.
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Dora Chamli
Tunisian professional padel player Dora Chamli on her path from tennis to FIP tournaments and her drive to inspire young athletes, especially girls.
16 Oct 2026
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FemPadel Collective
Colombian sisters Claudia and Carolina founded FemPadel Collective to carve out a dedicated space for women in padel.
24 Sep 2025
Empower Padel
Pepita Stonor founded Empower Padel after seeing how few women were ready to compete, building a community to empower women through padel.
20 Sep 2025
The British Padel Academy
The British Padel Academy works to raise coaching standards, develop elite and next-generation players and help UK clubs grow their communities.
12 Sep 2025
Pink Padel Club
Journalist, actress and former ESPN professional Janelle Marie Rodriguez founded Pink Padel Club after falling for padel with no racket-sport background.
9 Sep 2025
Padel With Holly
Holly discovered padel on courts next to her new office and started Padel With Holly to share the sport's social, welcoming side.
5 Sep 2025
Barry Coffey
Former Irish national badminton champion Barry Coffey first heard of padel at Fitzwilliam LTC in Dublin in the mid-1990s.
27 Aug 2025
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