Mumbai, Feb. 7 -- With the World Padel League's India debut in full swing at the Nesco Center in Mumbai and Mathias Boe, a former World No.1, 2012 London Olympic silver medalist in badminton and a former coach of India's top doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, made a special appearance at the competition on Thursday.

Speaking on the sidelines of the event, Boe shared his perspective on the growth of padel in India.

"Even more courts are coming up and there's an ongoing discussion in many clubs about converting other courts into padel courts. The growth reminds me of what I've witnessed in Denmark, where the sport emerged from nothing, just 6-7 years ago," Boe said, according to World Padel League.

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