{"id":367623,"date":"2026-08-05T22:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/100-a-week-for-padel-is-this-sport-elitist-and-unaffordable-padel-sport-london-money\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T22:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:00:07","slug":"100-a-week-for-padel-is-this-sport-elitist-and-unaffordable-padel-sport-london-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/100-a-week-for-padel-is-this-sport-elitist-and-unaffordable-padel-sport-london-money\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a3100 a week for padel &#8211; is this sport elitist and unaffordable? #Padel #Sport #London #Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/AbIbK71_17Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a3100 a week for padel - is this sport elitist and unaffordable? #Padel #Sport #London #Money\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AbIbK71_17Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Is padel elitist and unaffordable?<\/p>\n<p>The sport which is a sort of mixture of squash and tennis, has soared in popularity, and our exclusive data shows a huge surge in planning applications to build new courts in England and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been hailed as the world\u2019s fastest growing sport, and this week an international Padel competition is taking place in London for the first time, pitting top players head to head. 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