The 2024 Padel Inception Cup: even in Rome

Padel Beginner Cup, with disabled and non-disabled players

On the 23rd and 24th of March 2024, at the Foro Italico in Rome, the third edition of the Genesis Padel Cup was held, which this year was also held according to the Mixto rule, that is, an open competition for both male and female players. female and without disability in the same couple

March 25, 2024
25 March 2024

ROME – On the 23rd and 24th of March 2024, at the Foro Italico in Rome, the third edition of the Genesis Cup of padel was held, which this year was also held according to the Mixto rule, that is, an open competition to add players and players and non-disabled in one pair. The important news for the 2024 edition is that it is also open for Pickleball.

This third edition of the Genesis Cup, again organized by Asd SportinsiemeRoma of US Acli Roma, with the sponsorship of Sport e Salute, continues and relaunches the Mixto sports project, highlighting the technical and control capabilities of Padel and Pickleball. In Padel the walls are friends for everyone, and without motor disabilities in the lower limbs; in Pickleball, wheelchair users participate in a game with a large series of shots on a small field. Eight teams compete on two playing fields, for the racket Duathlon, which doubles the opportunities for sports practice for people with disabilities, allowing them to share the same playing field, at the same time, in the same competition, according to European directives. Union.

“We find it very important – declares Luca Serangeli, president of the ACLI of Rome of America – initiatives like this, which help to emphasize how padel and sports in general are fundamental tools to promote the values ​​of cooperation and solidarity. It is fundamental. any time, regardless of ability, which stimulates the individual abilities of people, allowing them to improve relationships with others and increase their sporting potential”.