20250128 pickle ball and bad player Chan Peng Soon

Chan Peng Soon, who once represented Malaysia at the Olympics in mixed doubles badminton, opened a new sports center outside Kuala Lumpur in December that features 18 courts for pickleball and 16 for badminton. (Source photos by Getty Images and Yuki Kohara)

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