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        "msgid": "pickleball-gains-popularity-as-pb-ipf-expands-with-more-courts-1772714019",
        "date": "2026-03-05 18:03:49",
        "title": "Pickleball Gains Popularity as PB IPF Expands with More Courts",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "PB IPF is expanding by opening several pickleball courts in South Jakarta and in the tourist town of Cileungsi, West Java. It plans to promote school-based play and establish inter-school team championships to develop the sport among students. The federation is appealing for broad support, including from journalists, to raise awareness and integrate pickleball into healthy Indonesian lifestyles, with Ramadan outreach to showcase it as a relaxed ngabuburit option.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 Pickleball is growing in popularity among the public, with\nthe Indonesian Pickleball Federation (PB IPF) expanding by opening\nseveral pickleball courts in South Jakarta and the tourist town of\nCileungsi, West Java.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Chairman of PB IPF, Harlin Rahardjo, said the move was taken\nby the federation to provide space for the public to play\npickleball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are almost monthly inter-community championships on the\npickleball courts. We will continue to push this across all provinces so\nthat pickleball becomes more known and loved,\u201d Harlin said in a press\nrelease on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Going forward, PB IPF also aims to introduce pickleball into schools,\nas the sport is highly relevant to the school environment.<\/p>\n<p>Harlin Rahardjo regards pickleball as highly relevant for the school\nsetting. In terms of court size, pickleball courts are comparable to\nbadminton, and the team-based format makes it an ideal option for\ndeveloping student sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPickleball is suitable to be played in schools. We want there to be\ninter-school team championships, open to anyone. Through this, early\nyouth development can grow across Indonesia,\u201d Harlin said.<\/p>\n<p>Harlin hopes the student pickleball ecosystem will develop as\nsuccessfully as the school basketball leagues, with full support from\nteachers, coaches, headteachers, and local government. Therefore, Harlin\ninvites all parties\u2014including the media\u2014to support the socialisation and\ndevelopment of pickleball in schools and areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need support from all parties, including fellow journalists, so\nthat the socialisation reaches a wide and lively extent. The aim is\nsimple: for pickleball to be known by the public, loved across ages, and\nto become part of Indonesia\u2019s healthy lifestyle,\u201d Harlin said.<\/p>\n<p>During Ramadan, PB IPF invites the media to introduce pickleball as\none of the alternative sports for ngabuburit while waiting for\niftar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to introduce how to play, the rules, as well as the fun and\nexcitement of this sport. Pickleball is suitable for ngabuburit because\nit is not too intense, does not drain energy, the movements are light,\nyet still active and healthy,\u201d Harlin said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pickleball-gains-popularity-as-pb-ipf-expands-with-more-courts-1772714019",
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