Vietnam has taken the lead in Asia in terms of pickleball development, heard a meeting between Vietnam’s Sports Administration Director Dang Ha Viet and the Asian Pickleball Federation (APF)'s President Hogan Lai in Hanoi on September 4 to discuss the development of the sport in the country.
Vietnam leads Asia in pickleball development (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has taken the lead in Asia in terms of pickleball development, heard a meeting between Vietnam’s Sports Administration Director Dang Ha Viet and the Asian Pickleball Federation (APF)'s President Hogan Lai in Hanoi on September 4 to discuss the development of the sport in the country.
Since its founding in 2020, the APF has expanded to 21 member countries with 50,000 players across Asia. The organisation runs key events like the Asian Pickleball Championship and the Asian Open Pickleball Championship. It has trained and granted certificates to 600 referees.
APF Secretary General Jimmy Tan highlighted the success of initiatives like the Asian youth talent and university pickleball development programmes. The university pickleball development initiative has been expanded from three universities in 2022 to 10 universities in 9 countries in 2024. The figure is expected to increase to 30 and 60 universities in 12 and 18 nations in 2025 and 2026, respectively.
He said that the sport also aims to promote health for middle-aged and elderly people, with the first tournament for the groups scheduled to take place in Taiwan (China) in 2025. Around 800 athletes aged 50 and above will compete in five days.
The APF is committed to helping Vietnam develop the sport through training programmes and workshops, he added.
Le Thanh Ha, Deputy Head of High-Performance Sports Division 2, emphasised the importance of the APF’s support in training referees, as Vietnam prepares to host its first national pickleball championship in October 2024. The country also hopes to host regional tournaments in 2025 to gauge its progress.
The APF aims to push for pickleball’s inclusion in the Summer Olympics and is fully backing Vietnam’s efforts to develop the sport to its full potential./.
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