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Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland to retire rollercoaster Do-Dodonpa after guest injuries
Fuji-Q Highland, an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, owned and operated by the Fuji Kyuko Co. has announced the retirement of its Do-Dodonpa rollercoaster after a number of…
read moreBeijing selected as host for 2027 World Athletics Championships
The World Athletics Council has announced that the Chinese capital of Beijing has been selected as the selected host city for the 2027 World Athletics Championships. 12 years on from the…
read moreMENALAC prepares for its ‘Leisure Entertainment & Attractions CEO Conclave’
Middle East and North Africa Leisure & Attractions Council (MENALAC) is gearing up for the 7th Edition of its Leisure Entertainment & Attractions (LEA) Conferences with a focus on…
read more‘Terrorist threat’ causes temporary closure of Tokyo’s Hello Kitty theme park
Hello Kitty Land Tokyo, also known as Sanrio Puroland, was forced to temporarily close on Saturday 24th February after receiving what it labelled a ‘terrorist threat’. Since…
read moreadidas reveals ambition to help athletes overcome high pressure moments in sport
adidas has unveiled an initiative that it hopes will help disarm negative pressure in sport by working with elite and grassroots athletes to reveal the impact it can have on performance.…
read moreRecreational water safety best practice among topics to be discussed at MENALAC networking event
Registrations are now open for Middle East and North Africa Leisure & Attractions Council (MENALAC) Health, Safety and Sustainability Day to be held at Dubai World Trade Centre on 5th…
read moreSouth Korean Court convicts police officers over Halloween 2022 crowd crush cover-up
A South Korean court has convicted three former police officers of destroying internal files and other evidence in an attempted cover-up after a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160…
read moreCyberCX report indicates growing cyber risks to global sport
A new cyber insights report from CyberCX has found that the global sporting sector faces an increasingly hazardous cyber threat landscape as a broad range of threat actors demonstrate…
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