Impacts in emerging contact sports are akin to coward punches and cannot be made safer with regulation, neurologist saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCollision running and face-slapping competitions have similar impacts to that of a coward punch or “king-hit”, with death a “distinct possibility”, a concussion expert has told a parliamentary inquiry.A New South Wales inquiry is examining whether…
Death a ‘distinct possibility’ in collision running and face-slapping competitions, inquiry hears
November 06, 2026