The paddle industry, from professional players to the owners of the facilities, requires a rectification from the Government, which has classified this sport as medium risk, so the usual matches in pairs could not return until the start of the phase 3 of the de-escalation.

The Spanish Federation (FEP) on Thursday submitted a petition to the Higher Sports Council (CSD), requesting its transfer to the Ministry of Health, for the return to practice of the discipline in the usual way, with four players on the 200 m2 of track.

The criteria of the FEP brief are based on the aforementioned dimensions -100 m2 for each couple- and aim to establish a protocol to "ensure maximum hygienic conditions". In addition, reference is made to "little contact between the members of the couple, maintaining in practically the majority of the game a distance much greater than two meters."

On Wednesday, some of the best players on the circuit, such as Marta Marrero, Alejandra Salazar and Carolina Navarro published an open letter expressing their discomfort. "What risk are we taking the appropriate precautions? Much less than sitting on a terrace with the same measures with many more people or going to run on the street," they alleged.

# EnElPadelYesHayDistancia

Likewise, Paquito Navarro and Juan Lebrón, the top two finishers of the World Padel Tour ranking, shared on their social networks the label # EnElPadelSíHayDistancia and a video headed by the Argentine Juan Martín Díaz, former teammate of Fernando Belasteguín, with whom he dominated the circuit during 13 consecutive seasons.

"More than 1,200 federated clubs, plus many others without federation, are suffering a real economic loss, which can lead to the closure of many of them, estimating 30% the possible closure of sports facilities and clubs," said the Federation, which concludes with a message of extreme alarm. "It is necessary that the paddle can enter phase 2 in full activity. Otherwise the consequences will be irreparable for our sport."

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