Pickleball becomes the fastest growing sport in the U.S.

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Pickleball becomes the fastest growing sport in the U.S.

What’s the fastest growing sport in America? Football, basketball maybe Lacrosse?

You may be surprised to find out that it’s Pickleball, a game that gets its name from a combination of different sports that reminded the founder’s wife of “… the ‘pickle boat’ in crew where oarsmen were chosen from the leftovers of other boats.”

CGTN’s Mark Niu reports on why it’s become so popular.