Pickleball Kuwait

The pickleball federation in Kuwait

Pickleball Kuwait is a grassroots community organisation, not a government-chartered federation: it was founded in late 2023 by Hani Haidar after he trained as a Pickleball England-certified leader while studying in the UK, and it was approved by the International Pickleball Federation (now merged into the World Pickleball Federation) the same year. It runs children's classes, school visits, adult and senior sessions, and is reported to be working with Kuwait's Ministry of Youth toward official national-team status. It held Kuwait's first pickleball tournament on 18 April 2025 (60 players, six courts, about 100 spectators). It also takes part in a cross-Gulf 'GCC Group' community network with players from neighbouring countries.

Getting a licence

The federation does not say online how to get a licence: ask a club, or contact it directly.

Competitions and rankings

Contact form

From the international federation and the pages we could read, checked in September 2026. The federation publishes little online, so some details are missing.

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Pickleball Kuwait

Getting a licence

Competitions and rankings

The other racket-sport federations in Kuwait

The pickleball federation in other countries