\u2022 Regulatory updates of the National Teams World Championships<\/strong> (Junior and Absolute categories).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Improvements to the Padel Regulations<\/strong> to make the sport more dynamic and attractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Preliminary presentation of the World Padel Report 2025<\/strong>, showing that global participation exceeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n 35 million players, an increase of 5 million year-on-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 35th General Assembly of the International Padel Federation (FIP) took place in Acapulco, Mexico, bringing together presidents and official delegates of the member national federations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FIP President Luigi Carraro<\/strong> opened the session by welcoming Jimena Salda\u00f1a, Secretary General of Panam Sports<\/strong>\u2014the continental organization representing the Olympic Committees of the Americas\u2014who attended the entire Assembly and praised the work of the FIP and its National Federations. Carraro also expressed his sincere thanks to Jorge Ma\u00f1e, President of the Mexican Padel Federation and Padel America<\/strong>, for hosting the event during the Mexico Major Premier Padel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the key announcements of the meeting was the affiliation of 14 new National Federations<\/strong>: Bolivia, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Latvia, Malaysia, Panama, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Rwanda, Serbia, Chinese Taipei, and Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With these additions, the FIP reaches a historic milestone of 100 National Federations<\/strong> affiliated, further strengthening the rapid global expansion of padel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carraro presented a detailed review of the year\u2019s activities, highlighting an exceptionally intense sporting calendar that\u2014through Premier Padel, the CUPRA FIP Tour, FIP Promises<\/strong>, and international team competitions\u2014offered more than 550 tournaments across the men\u2019s, women\u2019s, and junior divisions in 2025 alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The President also emphasized the collective efforts of the FIP, Premier Padel, national federations, industry leaders, promoters, and sponsors, noting that this shared commitment has driven unprecedented development across all areas of the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carraro outlined the continued progress of padel on its path toward the Olympic Games, confirming that in 2026 the sport will be present in four events recognized and sanctioned by the IOC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Asian Beach Games \u2013 Sanya, China<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 FISU World University Padel Championships \u2013 M\u00e1laga, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Mediterranean Games \u2013 Taranto, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Asian Games \u2013 Aichi\u2013Nagoya Prefecture, Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also reaffirmed that the FIP has entrusted its full Anti-Doping programme to the International Testing Agency (ITA)<\/strong>, ensuring the highest international standards of integrity and compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tournaments and Global Growth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Premier Padel circuit will close 2025 celebrating 24 tournaments this season, including the Major in Acapulco currently underway and the Barcelona Finals later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The CUPRA FIP Tour<\/strong> continues expanding, with 307 tournaments\u2014an increase of 78% compared to 2024\u2014across more than 50 host countries and with the participation of over 5,000 athletes in the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The renewed FIP World Cup Pairs<\/strong>, recently held in Kuwait, was highlighted as a major success, offering 2,000 ranking points and prize money, and quickly consolidating itself as one of the most anticipated annual events in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FIP officially presented FIP Beyond<\/strong>, a new global amateur circuit designed for players of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. This unified pathway seeks to promote participation, excellence, and a sense of belonging, reflecting the FIP\u2019s commitment to an inclusive global padel ecosystem oriented toward the community \u2014 from grassroots development to support for young players, amateurs, former professionals, and legends of the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FIP Promises junior circuit recorded 175 tournaments last year, an increase of 120%. Starting in 2026, Promises will adopt a new structure with four continental circuits (Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa), each with its own calendar and ranking system, and will introduce a FIP Promises World Tour Sub-18<\/strong> in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carraro also emphasized the strategic role of FIP Academy<\/strong>, the educational platform for coaches and referees. The Academy supports national federations and the global padel community in building solid internal structures and advancing the professionalization of the sport worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Updates were presented to the regulations of both the FIP World Padel Cup and the FIP Junior World Padel Cup, introducing technical and structural adjustments to ensure broader and more balanced participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FIP also announced updates to the Padel Regulations<\/strong>, aimed at increasing the dynamism of the sport and improving the experience for players and spectators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis General Assembly demonstrates how we are growing and improving year after year<\/strong>\u2014and how our growth continues to be sustainable. Starting from the base of the pyramid, at grassroots level, and working together with our National Federations, our movement is evolving in a controlled and structured manner, ensuring that the top of the pyramid\u2014the professional padel circuit\u2014can develop under the highest standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSince 2019, the number of national federations within the FIP has more than tripled<\/strong>. With today\u2019s new Member Federations, we have reached 100 members. And we are not stopping here: padel is played in more than 170 countries, in three-quarters of the world\u2019s population, and we want our community to continue expanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI thank each of our new Members for their work and continued support. We should be proud of what we have achieved so far, but also look forward with the ambition to continue improving, because united we are stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fourteen new national federations join the International Padel Federation (FIP), bringing the total number of members to 100. \u2022 Launch of FIP Beyond, the new World Amateur Padel Tour open to all ages, genders, and nationalities. \u2022 Regulatory updates of the National Teams World Championships (Junior and Absolute categories). \u2022 Improvements to the Padel Regulations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nRoad to the Olympics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nNew Projects<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
FIP Beyond \u2013 The World Amateur Padel Tour<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
FIP Promises \u2013 New Junior Structure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
FIP Academy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Improvements in the Sport<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Regulations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Closing Remarks by President Carraro<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n