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  • Gallant serves up a smash with padel complex

    Gallant serves up a smash with padel complex

    MUMBAI: Game, set, match! Gallant Sports has just scored big. The sports infrastructure pioneer has unveiled one of India’s largest four-court padel complexes at the Jindal Steel Plant in Angul, giving the country’s fastest-growing racquet sport a grand new stage.

    Spanning nearly 10,000 square feet, the all-weather facility sets a new benchmark in design and quality. Built to international standards, each panoramic court features galvanised steel framing, 12mm tempered glass for crystal-clear visibility and high-performance artificial turf for that perfect bounce. The complex is illuminated by advanced LED lighting, ensuring the rallies don’t stop when the sun goes down.

    Awarded in May 2025 and completed by September, the project reflects Gallant’s signature precision and speed. “Delivering a project of this scale and quality for a prestigious client like Jindal is a moment of immense pride,” said Gallant Sports & Infra founder and CEO Nasir Ali. “Padel is the fastest-growing racquet sport globally, and this complex puts Jindal’s township on the map as a premier sporting destination.”

    More than a showcase of engineering excellence, the facility aims to bring communities together through sport, fitness and friendly competition. With playability ensured year-round and courts that meet every international specification, this padel paradise is ready to rally the region.

    From steel to serves, Jindal’s latest addition proves that when it comes to passion and precision, Gallant Sports always plays to win.

     

  • Zoom TV to telecast India Padel Open finals on 24 Nov from 3 pm

    Zoom TV to telecast India Padel Open finals on 24 Nov from 3 pm

    MUMBAI: Padel lovers are in for a treat come 24 November. The finals of the FIP Promotion India Padel Open are to be held at the Padel courts of Bennett University in Greater Noida from 3 PM onwards. The tournament is  India’s first-ever international Padel event sanctioned by the International Padel Federation (FIP) and  is organised  by Padel League Pvt Ltd (a subsidiary of PTL Sports Group) with support from The Times Group and featured  various international athletes representing countries such as Spain, Japan, Netherlands, France, Italy, and Iran, alongside top Indian talent.

    The finals will be telecast Live on Zoom TV and live-streamed on FIP’s YouTube Channel.

    Kotomi Ozawa (Japan) & Elisabeth Nogueras Lorenz (Spain)
    The women’s final of the four day tournament features Ainize Santamaria Landa and Aitana Solan Domenech (Spain) against Kotomi Ozawa (Japan) and Elisabeth Nogueras Lorenz (Spain), promising a clash of skill and strategy. In the men’s final, Pol Alsina and Edu Altimires Ros (Spain) face the French powerhouse duo Arthur Hugounenq and Thomas Seux in what is set to be an electrifying encounter.

    The semifinals  on day 3 of the open saw some intense play in the women’s category with Spain’s Ainize S. Landa and Aitana Domenech cruising past the Indo-Irani duo of Tulsi Mehta and Banafsheh Shahpar in straight sets of 6-0, 6-0, while the second semi finals in the women’s category saw Japan’s Kotomi Ozawa and Spanish Elisabeth Nogueras Lorenz edge past Sharmada Balu and Prerana Prathap by 6-1, 6-2.

    In the men’s semifinals, the Spanish duo of Pol Alsina and Edu Altimires Ros overcame the Swedish duo of Arya Roghani and Hami Golestan by 6-4, 6-1. While, Arthur Hugounenq and Thomas Seux from France made their way to the finals with a comfortable 6-0, 6-2 win over the Indian pair of Chaitanya Shah and Vikram Shah.