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Pickleballā€™s popularity presents equity challenges for city governments

Apr 11, 2023
For many major cities across the United States, pickleballā€™s rise in popularity shows equity gaps in infrastructure.
A pickelabll court located in Brooklyn, New York. More than 4.8 million people played the sport in 2021, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association.
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Pickleball is growing fast, with pros, prize money and business opportunities

Apr 11, 2022
Sponsors have opened their checkbooks, and Washington state, where it was invented, named pickleball its official sport.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee takes a turn on the pickleball court on Bainbridge Island, the  birthplace of the sport, after he signed a bill to make pickleball the official state sport on March 28.
Courtesy Office of Gov. Jay Inslee