Baharak Soleymani knows how it feels to be injured and not be able to play. She herself is in an intensive rehab phase to recover from a minor injury to her knee. The goal is to be able to play the Swedish Championships in just over a month.
- I know it is short on time but I will do everything I can and that is my goal, she says.
The paddle sport is the largest in Spain. In Sweden, it was in Skåne that the sport first appeared about 10 years ago. In central Sweden, the sport has completely exploded in the last three years and the paddle halls are now popping up like mushrooms in the ground.
Can the sport of paddle grow more?
- I think you have to start calming down with the halls soon. It is usually full between 16-22 then the halls are usually empty, that is what the hall owners have to work on - to fill up during the day, says Baharak Soleymani.