InterPadelMedia is the International Padel Media Association, also known as IPMA. It brings together journalists, specialist outlets and content creators to give padel coverage a clearer structure, defend access to tournaments and strengthen the role of verified information in a rapidly growing sport.
To answer the search intent directly: InterPadelMedia has an official website, an Instagram account and dedicated contact channels for media, members and events. Its role is to connect padel information professionals, not to organise a sports circuit or replace the governing bodies of the game.
The initiative, presented in 2024 by Relevo, is led in particular by Iván Hernández Martín, the Spanish journalist behind Contrapared, who became president of the association. Its ambition goes beyond bringing enthusiasts together: it also concerns working conditions, relations with circuits and the professionalisation of padel journalism.
Why was InterPadelMedia created?
IPMA was created in response to an obvious gap: padel is no longer a niche sport, but its media environment has not always grown at the same pace as circuits, brands and players. Repeated accreditation processes from one tournament to the next, late press conferences, uneven access to protagonists and the cost of international coverage all make the work of specialist media fragile.
In this context, InterPadelMedia wants to carry more collective weight. The idea is not to close access to information, but to make life easier for those who cover padel regularly, seriously and with verification. It is also a message to the ecosystem: if the sport wants more credibility, it needs media capable of telling more than raw results or social media posts.
An already international structure
The official website of the International Padel Media Association now claims a presence on four continents, in eleven countries, with more than fifty members and a monthly reach of over four million fans. The association brings together journalists, digital outlets, radio, magazines, content creators and audiovisual producers.
That diversity says a lot about modern padel. Information no longer flows only through traditional media: it also moves through YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, podcasts, specialist accounts and short formats. For IPMA, the challenge is to bring these profiles together without weakening journalistic standards: reliability, access to the field, respect for sources and the ability to cover the sport in several languages.
A sign of maturity for padel
InterPadelMedia has emerged at a time when padel is trying to consolidate its global image. Premier Padel, the FIP circuit, national competitions, clubs and brands all need strong media relays to reach new audiences. But that visibility cannot rely only on official communication.
A better organised specialist press can ask questions, provide context, tell individual stories and help the public understand the tensions inside a fast-expanding sport. That is where IPMA can become useful: not as a simple showcase, but as an interlocutor able to remind the ecosystem that padel’s development also depends on independent, structured and properly handled information.
