Archive · 23 Jul 2025
IPA Drives Pickleball Expansion Across India, Opens Training Centers
The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) is working hard to make pickleball popular all over India.
They've opened special training centers in different states to help people learn and play better.
They've also organized many tournaments and plan to have more.
To help the sport grow, they're creating programs to teach coaches and referees.
The IPA wants to make pickleball a big part of sports in schools and other national sports programs, hoping to make it a well-known sport in India.
The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) is expanding pickleball nationwide.
IPA established Centres of Excellence in multiple states, with the National Centre in Gujarat.
Over 60 tournaments were organized across India in the last three months.
Certification programs for coaches and officials will be launched.
The IPA aims to include pickleball in national sports initiatives.
- Who
- The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA).
- What
- The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) is expanding and developing pickleball across India.
- When
- In the last three months, and ongoing.
- Where
- Across India, with Centres of Excellence in New Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam, and a National Centre in Gujarat.
- Why
- To foster the sport’s nationwide growth and integrate it into national sports initiatives.
- Organization
- Indian Pickleball Association (IPA)
- NSF Recognition
- Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- Global Affiliation
- Class A member of the Global Pickleball Federation (GPF)
- Tournaments Organized
- Over 60 in the last three months
- National Centre
- Gujarat