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Pickleball Politics: Leon Stango on Venezuela & One World Federation
Pickleball politics, and why it matters every time you hit a ball. Chris Beaumont welcomes back Leon Stango, founder of Pickleball Venezuela, after the news that Venezuela's sports ministry has voted to accept pickleball as a legal sport, five years after he bounced the first ball in Caracas.
Leon explains how the sport grew to around 300 courts in 14-15 states, why recognition had to come internationally first, and the 59-page application to the sports ministry. Then the bigger picture: the ego, social media attacks and politics pioneers face; the WPF and GPF unification that still hasn't…
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