The FIP Uses World Padel Day to Push for a Place at Brisbane 2032

The International Padel Federation (FIP) and Premier Padel recognised Tuesday 20 October 2026 as World Padel Day. The FIP used the occasion to renew its call for padel to join the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, something that has not been decided: it is a campaign, not an approved inclusion.

Why 20 October

20/10, like the 20 by 10 metres of a padel court. The FIP highlights the link in its message for the day.

The padel community was already using the date. What is new is that the FIP and Premier Padel now recognise it officially.

The numbers on the table

The FIP backs its campaign with its World Padel Report 2026, published on 14 October:

• Around 40 million amateur players.
• 191 countries and territories, across five continents.
• 47% women among those who play.
• More than 91,000 courts.

The FIP uses them to present padel as a sport played all over the world and balanced between men and women.

The case for Brisbane

Men and women compete at the same venue. And the FIP stresses that the court is modular: it can be set up inside an existing space, which limits the need for new permanent facilities.

The example the FIP gives is Australia. On 15 and 16 August, the Padel Invitational presented by UBS installed a temporary court next to the Sydney Opera House.

Padel already featured at the 2023 European Games. In 2026 it has been part of the South American Games, the Mediterranean Games and the Asian Games.

Luigi Carraro, president of the FIP, argues that padel would bring Brisbane a global community and a sport people can keep playing once the Games are over.

What it would take to become Olympic

The FIP talks about a possible inclusion and gives no timeline. Its statement does not mention any formal step towards the Brisbane 2032 programme.