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  "id": 18474062,
  "title": "Death a ‘distinct possibility’ in collision running and face-slapping competitions, inquiry hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/death-a-distinct-possibility-in-collision-running-and-face-slapping-18474062",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T08:23:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/06/run-nation-power-slap-combat-sports-safety-inquiry-nsw"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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 death a “distinct possibility”, a concussion expert has told a parliamentary inquiry. A New South…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}