Women padel championship serves off in Muscat

MUSCAT, NOV 1
The Women’s Padel Championship for Government and Private Institutions 2026 got underway on Sunday at the WPA Padel Club at the Oman Automobile Association (OAA).
Six institutions taking part in the four-day competition organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth (MoCSY), represented by the Women Sports Department.
The championship, running until November 4, aims to strengthen partnerships with the private sector in promoting women’s sports programmes, expand opportunities for women to participate in competitions.
The participating institutions are the General Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones, Royal Court Affairs, Muscat Municipality, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Occidental and KPMG.
The competition is being held in a team format, with each institution represented by four female players.
The six teams have been divided into two groups of three teams each following a random draw and will compete in a round-robin format.
The top two teams in each group will advance to the semifinals, scheduled for Tuesday, with the group winners facing the runners-up from the opposite group.
The final and third-place match will take place on Wednesday, November 4, bringing the championship to a close.
The organisers aim to establish a sustainable local platform for women’s padel, contributing to the development of women’s sports and encouraging greater participation from both government and private sector institutions.
Ayan al Mundhiri, PDO team player, expressed her delight at taking part in the championship, describing it as her first sporting experience of this kind with the company.
'This is my first participation in a sporting event organised by PDO, and I was encouraged by the company’s continued presence in women’s sports competitions,' she said.
'Padel is an enjoyable sport that combines activity, excitement and interaction, making this championship a valuable experience,' she ended.
Lina al Zadjali, CEO of the Oman Padel Committee and member of the championship’s technical committee, highlighted the committee’s role in overseeing the technical and organisational aspects of the competition.
'Our role includes preparing match schedules, explaining the rules to participants and supervising the technical and refereeing aspects,' she said.
Al Zadjali added: 'The opening-day matches showed encouraging technical levels and good competition. We hope the championship will help spread padel among women and encourage wider participation in future events.'