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FACE SLAPPING CHAMPIONSHIP: THE DANGERS OF THIS VIOLENT SPORT

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The world of sports is full of weird stories, and today we here at the best betting software will take a look at one of them!

Face slapping championships have been the talk of the last few weeks, after a clip showing one of the competitors getting his face disfigured went viral on the internet, suddenly putting the competition under the spotlight.

While mutual slapping tournaments are becoming popular, online opinions are not a consensus - and now a neuroscientist and former professional wrestler has entered the discussion, highly critical of the championships that have taken over web discussions.


Experts Criticize Slap-in-the-Face Tournaments


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With the topic becoming extremely popular, neuroscientist and concussion expert Dr. Chris Nowinski has criticized face slapping competitions. "I believe that adults can choose to do dangerous work if they understand the risks and if reasonable efforts are made to protect them," the expert began on his Twitter.

Nowinski, who was once a WWE professional wrestler, is one of the founders of the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF), a non-profit that aims to provide support for athletes, war veterans, and people affected by concussions or suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). The degenerative disease, which is also known as Boxer's Syndrome, can lead to the development of dementia.

The neuroscientist and former wrestler also said that "heads being hit without the possibility of defense is just sad," pointing to the potential occurrence of brain damage in participants in the name of entertainment. "It reminds me that people who don't take risks usually exploit those who do," he finished.

As the CLF website explains, Boxer's Syndrome is a degenerative brain disease commonly associated with military veterans, athletes, and people with a history of repetitive brain trauma - the category into which participants in the now infamous slap-in-the-face championships fall. ETC causes the Tau protein to stop working properly in the body, causing a chain reaction that causes brain cells to slowly be impacted and killed. Symptoms of the disease can take time to appear, and may appear several years after the impacts to the head.

In another Twitter post, the neuroscientist harshly criticized the organizers of Power Slap, a TV show about face slapping tournaments that recently began airing in the United States. "Pure exploitation," the expert pointed out. The concussion expert's comments criticizing face slapping tournaments come in response to the viral video showing the champion's physical state at the end of a competition.

At the time, athlete Sorin Comsa can be seen with his face badly swollen, soiled with lime and bleeding in several spots. The entire left side of the competitor's head appears simply disfigured.

Still, the contest went on and Comsa emerged victorious, securing the belt, the championship title, and a prize of just 5,000 euros - an amount that probably would not cover medical costs should the damage prove more serious. Fans and onlookers have been following the athlete's recovery in posts on his social networks, where it is possible to see a great decrease in the swelling in his face. However, the visual improvement does not invalidate Dr. Chris Nowinski's concern - especially if Comsa and other athletes continue to participate in the violent competition.

We hope you liked this little piece about the weird world of sports, and if you did, stay tuned because bettingsoftware.com will be back soon with more great content for you!
 
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