After circulating a video of a player with a distorted face, slapping tournaments spark public anger and calls for their cancellation

A video clip from one of the slapping tournaments sparked widespread public anger, after one of the players appeared with a distorted face after receiving a blow from his opponent, in a scene that everyone considered unrelated to sports, and tweeters demanded that the game be stopped completely and not allowed to spread.

And the player, Comsa Simeon, appeared in the clip, who was facing Gorchika Alexandru in a tournament in Romania, but the slaps were so strong that the face of the first could not stand, and he bled some blood and changed his shape completely.

Despite what happened, "Kumsa" was able to complete the match and win it, to achieve the championship title after that, and his picture appears with the championship belt and with a strange face that did not recover from the impact of the blows.

I don't know how this sport is legal.

People like to compare it with other combat sports like the MMA and boxing but at least those ones give you an opportunity to block or dodge.

The long term implications of these constant hits the head don't sit right with me.

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— ogapaulo.sol (💙, 🧡) (@bottledpaul) January 18, 2023

The image and before it the video - which Twitter deleted and received the blow - sparked widespread criticism, as bloggers asked why a game like this was allowed.

The bloggers confirmed that the matter is more than just a facial injury, as what happened will most likely cause him a health crisis and may not regain his health again.

Many have also pointed out the damage that this sport may cause in a longer term, as it will have clear effects on the health of the participants, which makes it a dangerous practice.

Tweeters responded to the analogy of this game with boxing, that boxing cancels the match in case of unequalness, and also allows each player to protect himself and avoid blows, which is not found in this game, as the player stands silently waiting for his opponent's slap.

Some demanded that this game be completely banned and criminalized, and not allowed to spread in light of the recent increasing demand for it, and its establishment in many countries.

Slap fighting is one of the combat sports that has spread recently, in which two competitors stand in front of each other and take turns directing slaps, until one of them wins.