# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbgfJKej1F_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68603692-bbcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-01T18:31:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

“There’s an element of pride in bragging that you can afford padel”

The hype is inescapable. Your boss is playing it. Andy Murray has invested in it. Stormzy is a fan. So is the Princess of Wales.

Courts are popping up everywhere, from purpose-built sports centres and converted DIY stores to Victorian railway arches, farmyard barns and shopping centre rooftops.

Sixty years after it was invented Mexico, what explains the hype behind padel?

#Padel #FinanceBros #BBCNews

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