Fuelled in part by people looking for recreational activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, an unlikely sport has become one of the hottest things going in North America.

Pickleball, almost a strange hybrid of tennis and ping pong, has gained tens of thousands of new members in Canada in the last two years. But why is it so popular?

National sports writer Dan Barnes joins the show to discuss why people are gravitating towards the sport, whether there are enough courts to facilitate the surge in participation, and why some have designs on getting pickleball into the Olympics.

Background reading: Pickleball craze has Canadians of all ages headed for court

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