Deer Padel Tour 2026: When padel draws a kidney on the map of France to make an invisible disease visible

La Berger's disease IgA nephropathy, or chronic kidney disease, remains largely unknown to the general public. Yet this chronic kidney disease affects thousands of people and, to date, lacks a treatment. of no curative treatment .

Faced with this observation, Antoine , himself affected by this condition, decided to transform his personal struggle into a collective project. In 2026, he will launch the Deer Padel Tour a national initiative combining sport, health and solidarity , driven by a rapidly expanding sport: the paddle .

A symbolic route on a national scale

Le Deer Padel Tour 2026 will take the form of a series of tournaments organized in several French cities. The project's originality lies in one key element: each movement will be recorded via a precise GPS track. Once the entire route is completed, this track will draw the silhouette of a kidney on the map of France .

A powerful visual symbol, designed to draw attention and make visible a disease which, by its nature, is not.

Raising awareness and supporting research

The project pursues two clear objectives:

sensitize the general public to Berger's disease and, more broadly, to chronic kidney diseases.
Fundraising to support medical research, prevention and patient support.

A Kidney Health Village at every stage

Each step may be accompanied by a Kidney Village Health , a true information and prevention space open to the public.

This village will notably offer:

A community hub with the presence of patient associations (local or national), volunteers trained in raising awareness and the distribution of educational materials.
A local medical stand , with the possible participation of nephrologists, dieticians specializing in kidney health, dialysis nurses or committed pharmacists.
Accessible animations , such as quizzes, practical workshops (reading food labels, kidney prevention), information on screening and organ donation, as well as simple tests (blood pressure, BMI).
The distribution of an educational booklet entitled “Understanding my kidneys” .

Transparent management of donations

Donations will be collected via the platform Payasso (Mutual Credit) guaranteeing transparency, traceability and security. The funds will be donated to the association Deer Padel Tour , then redistributed to partner associations involved voluntarily in the project.

Un accountant supports the initiative to ensure rigorous and compliant management, also enabling the tax deduction for donations .

A project already supported by many padel stakeholders

The Kidney Padel Tour is already starting to rally support around him:

Padel Mag will support the project as a media partner.
Padel Mon amour will be involved in the Lyon stage.
Cupra will support the Nancy stage.
Inspiration Padel designed a official t-shirt , the profits of which will be donated to the Kidney Padel Tour.
Playciz will be a partner on the Montpellier stage.
Un Espaitec's is in preparation on Spotify with the Nephro Social Club hosted by Dr. Anthony Corchia .
Marie-Amelie Dardaine , player French top 8 will accompany Antoine on a large part of the process to offer padel challenges and increase the visibility of the project.

Further partnerships and support are expected in the coming weeks.

A call to join the adventure

The project leader is currently looking for:

Amateur and professional players wishing to engage in a solidarity-based approach.
Sponsors and partners sensitive to public health issues.
An automotive partner to support travel along the entire route.
A hosting partner to support the project leader at each stage.
Media relays in order to give national visibility to this unprecedented initiative.

Le Deer Padel Tour 2026 It is shaping up to be a project that is at once sporting, human and committed, where padel becomes a true vehicle for raising awareness and solidarity.