You are both padel players, well known in Lannion…
Yes, for years. We started playing here, in Lannion, with friends, for fun. And then… we became addicted (smile). We wanted to go and rub shoulders with others in Brittany, in Rennes. We quickly understood that we didn’t do the same sport! But it allowed us to improve. Today, we have a solid team (Lannion Padel Club, of which they are president and vice-president). We were third in Brittany this year.
What will the facilities look like?
We want to create a place open to beginners and competitors. The grounds will be approved for tournaments, 9 m high in the old buildings that we are going to redo, 12 m in the new building that we are going to build. It took us a while to find a place that suited us (on the former grounds of the ASPTT Lannion, in the Pégase zone). In the two existing rooms, which we will renovate, there will be two padel courts and four pickleball and badminton courts. There will be a clubhouse and a small restaurant. We hope to open during the first quarter of 2026. We are going to build a new building, to make four padel courts, which we hope to have at the end of 2026. We have other ideas afterwards to diversify racket sports. We will be open seven days a week, probably until 10 p.m. With independent access outside opening hours.
This former tennis hall, which housed the former ASPTT Lannion courts, will be rehabilitated into a padel, pickleball and badminton court. (Le Télégramme/Mael Moizant)
Why the choice of this site, which hosted the former grounds of ASPTT Lannion?
We had some pretty serious leads for a year. But really, this one was the one we liked the most. On the one hand, because there were existing buildings and we could reuse them. On the other hand, because it is a tennis and racket place, its location. There is a soul, people sweated, screamed, smiled, cried. We played here too!
Anaëlle Hamon and Clément Le Goff, two experienced padel players from Lannion, will open their racket sports complex in 2026, in the Pégase zone. (Le Télégramme/Mael Moizant)
It will be the third padel complex in Lannion. You are not afraid that there will be too much competition?
There is plenty of room! Because there are so many requests. We can no longer find slots at 6 p.m., three weeks in advance (at City Sport, in Bel Air). We will be lucky to be well positioned, close to Perros-Guirec, Trébeurden, Trégastel. The three complexes offer padel, but three different zones, with three different styles. The Arena with well-being, City Sport in multisport, and we specialize in racket sports. Competition will be healthy.
Feminization is one aspect of your project…
Often, in sports complexes, the female community is a little underrepresented. In padel, there are many women who want to play. But they don’t necessarily find niches or they don’t necessarily have the confidence to play. The idea would be to hold special events.
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