SocietyDeath a “distinct possibility” in collision running and face-slapping competitions, inquiry hears
Neurologist Rowena Mobbs told a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry that collision running and face-slapping competitions can deliver impacts comparable to a king-hit, with death a real possibility, and said regulation cannot make them safer. The inquiry is considering whether events such as Run Nation and Power Slap should be classified as combat sports.
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Death a “distinct possibility” in collision running and face-slapping competitions, inquiry hears
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