Aspetar Partners With Spanish Padel Federation
The Doha orthopaedic hospital will serve as the federation's official medical partner, with a focus on exchanging expertise and scientific collaboration.
Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Tennis
Aspetar, an orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital, signed a medical partnership agreement with the Spanish Padel Federation on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at its Doha hospital. Under the agreement, Aspetar will serve as the federation's official medical partner.
Why it matters
The agreement gives Spain's padel federation dedicated medical support as the national team, the reigning world champion, prepares for the World Cup. It also extends Aspetar's existing work in professional padel research.
The partnership follows a March 2025 memorandum of understanding between Aspetar, the International Padel Federation and Premier Padel that includes research into injury and illness patterns in professional padel. Terms of the Spanish agreement, including its duration and any financial arrangements, were not disclosed.
The players
Aspetar
Aspetar is a Doha-based orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital that works with elite athletes and sports federations across the region and internationally.
Spanish Padel Federation
The Spanish Padel Federation is the national governing body for padel in Spain, whose national team is the current world champion.
The details
Acting Director General Khalid Ali Al Mawalawi signed for Aspetar, and President Javier Rodríguez Piris signed for the Spanish Padel Federation. The agreement covers exchange of expertise and collaboration on scientific and research initiatives, establishing a framework for medical support and knowledge exchange.
Timeline
March 2025: Aspetar signs memorandum with the International Padel Federation and Premier Padel.
November 8, 2026: Aspetar and the Spanish Padel Federation sign the medical partnership agreement in Doha.
Big Picture
The Spanish agreement extends the research collaboration Aspetar began with the International Padel Federation and Premier Padel in March 2025, moving the hospital from a global governing-body partnership into a direct national-federation role. It shows sports medicine institutions building medical support for padel at the national-team level as the sport grows.
The partnership adds a dedicated medical partner to the Spanish national padel team ahead of the World Cup. Padel fans can expect the federation's medical support to be visible in how the team manages its players' health during the tournament.
The takeaway
Medical partnerships between sports hospitals and national federations are becoming a standard way for padel to build athlete health support as the sport expands. Readers following padel should watch whether the Spanish team's injury management improves at the World Cup.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Qatar News Agency.
