Impacts in emerging contact sports are akin to coward punches and cannot be made safer with regulation, neurologist says Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Collision running and face-slapping competitions have similar impacts to that of a coward punch or “king-hit”, with...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/06/run-nation-power-slap-combat-sports-safety-inquiry-nsw)