Costa Calma once again becomes the wheelchair padel capital with the Fifth Gold Passion International Cup

Fuerteventura is preparing to host one of the major events on the adaptive padel calendar. This weekend, from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November, the Fifth Gold Passion International Wheelchair Padel Cup will bring some of the leading pairs on the international circuit to the Padel Tenis Center, with competitors arriving from Spain, France, Morocco, Italy and England.

Once again, Costa Calma, in the municipality of Pájara, is becoming the wheelchair padel capital. Now in its fifth edition, the tournament has established itself as a leading event, true to a motto that sums up its spirit: “Five editions, one goal: to show that there are no limits”.

The tournament not only showcases a sport that continues to grow, with more and more players and an ever-rising level of competition; it also promotes inclusion through sport, bringing adaptive padel to a wider audience and highlighting the talent and hard work of its players.

The top-ranked pairs arrive in Fuerteventura

The competition brings together several of the world’s top-ranked players, including Spaniards Óscar Agea, Marcos Cambronero and Francisco Bernal, and French players Dorian Navarro, Sebastien Husser and Nicolás Vardelbergue. They arrive in Fuerteventura aiming to compete for a title that grows in prestige on the circuit each year.

The tournament gets under way on Friday 13 at 18:30 with the opening ceremony and player introductions, followed by the first matches at 19:00. Saturday 14 will be the busiest day, with draw matches starting at 10:00 and knockout rounds from 16:00. The deciding stages take place on Sunday 15: the semi-finals start at 10:00, and the final is scheduled for 11:30.

The event is being held in collaboration with Pájara Town Council and the Fuerteventura Island Council, with support from SBH Hotels & Resorts, as part of a joint commitment to sport, tourism and inclusion on the island.

Fuerteventura Island Council president Lola García and accessibility councillor Carmen Alonso thanked the organisers for bringing one of the most important events in inclusive sport to the island. They also highlighted the importance of coordinated work between organisations to extend inclusive activities to every corner of Fuerteventura, making it a more humane island and a better place for everyone.