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Kelowna hosts pickleball tournament

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Kelowna hosts pickleball tournament – Jul 11, 2017

Some of the best pickleball players in North America came to the Okanagan on the weekend for a tournament.

More than 400 players came out including 13-year-old Jack Munro, who stood out among the older participants.

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“I actually played baseball before,” said Munro. “Then I injured my rotator cuff and my dad got me to play pickleball.”

Pickleball is a racquet sport for two or four players who use solid paddles made of wood or composite materials to hit a polymer perforated ball over a net.

While the game is similar to tennis, it features dimensions of Badminton and other racquet sports.

It was invested in the 1960’s according to Wikipedia.

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