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Agency: dna  When one inches closer to the 40-age-mark, sports
like tennis, badminton and table tennis becomes tough to play.
Rakesh Mahla, 40, cardiologist and a tennis lover from Bikaner
is no different. His body cannot keep pace while playing these
games.  But thanks to Pickleball, Mahla can now play a sport
that is the mix of racquet sports. With a few slight
adjustments. So much so that Mahla’s participating in the
sport’s first national tournament under the All India Pickleball
Association (AIPA) at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai.  The
sport is a combination of lawn tennis, badminton and table
tennis. This innovativeness in modern day sport to create a new
one has allowed the elder generation to take to the game with
open arms. So much so that the Rajasthan team has a team of six
doctors, the youngest amongst this group is 34-year-old.  For
Bharat Sharma, 42, a leproscopic sur