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WPM – August 2026 | Global Pickleball Culture
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World Pickleball Magazine Issue #19: August 2026
Issue #19 · August 2026
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Global. Pickleball. Culture.
The August 2026 issue explores the culture, personalities and stories shaping pickleball globally in the last month.
- Dan Osben of Picklebros and Friday Pickleball UK speaks to us exclusively about the soul of the sport in Great Britain
- Ron Shell and how NPL have built more than a league in Australia
- Karen Latinovic on resilience and how pickleball transformed her life
- The Dink Review: comedy, culture and the sport's cinematic debut
- Tokyo, Wales, and grassroots builders expanding the global footprint
- Tournament culture, hydration truths, recovery science, and the bucket hat debate
- Lee Whitwell on the missing rung in modern pickleball development
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August 2026
A curated read of every story featured in this edition, presented in a cleaner magazine-style layout.
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More Than a Game: How Pickleball Helped Karen Face the Biggest Challenge of Her Life
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