diff --git a/app/Imports/CoderDojoEventsImport.php b/app/Imports/CoderDojoEventsImport.php
index 5a1e2f7d2..367457081 100644
--- a/app/Imports/CoderDojoEventsImport.php
+++ b/app/Imports/CoderDojoEventsImport.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public function parseDate($date)
 
     public function model(array $row): ?Model
     {
+        // Validate required fields
         if (
             empty($row['activity_title']) ||
             empty($row['name_of_organisation']) ||
@@ -37,16 +38,7 @@ public function model(array $row): ?Model
         }
 
         try {
-            $latitude = !empty($row['latitude']) ? trim($row['latitude']) : '';
-            $longitude = !empty($row['longitude']) ? trim($row['longitude']) : '';
-            $start_date = \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Shared\Date::excelToDateTimeObject($row['start_date']);
-
-            // Check for existing event
-            $existingEvent = Event::where('title', trim($row['activity_title']))
-                ->where('start_date', $start_date)
-                ->first();
-
-            $eventData = [
+            $event = new Event([
                 'status' => 'APPROVED',
                 'title' => trim($row['activity_title']),
                 'slug' => str_slug(trim($row['activity_title'])),
@@ -62,27 +54,20 @@ public function model(array $row): ?Model
                 'country_iso' => trim($row['country']),
                 'picture' => !empty($row['image_path']) ? trim($row['image_path']) : '',
                 'pub_date' => now(),
+                'created' => now(),
                 'updated' => now(),
                 'codeweek_for_all_participation_code' => 'cw20-coderdojo-eu',
-                'start_date' => $start_date,
+                'start_date' => \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Shared\Date::excelToDateTimeObject($row['start_date']),
                 'end_date' => \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Shared\Date::excelToDateTimeObject($row['end_date']),
-                'geoposition' => ($latitude && $longitude) ? "$longitude,$latitude" : '',
-                'longitude' => $longitude,
-                'latitude' => $latitude,
+                'geoposition' => (!empty($row['latitude']) && !empty($row['longitude'])) ? $row['latitude'] . ',' . $row['longitude'] : '',
+                'longitude' => !empty($row['longitude']) ? trim($row['longitude']) : '',
+                'latitude' => !empty($row['latitude']) ? trim($row['latitude']) : '',
                 'language' => !empty($row['language']) ? trim($row['language']) : 'nl',
                 'approved_by' => 19588,
                 'mass_added_for' => 'Excel',
-            ];
+            ]);
 
-            if ($existingEvent) {
-                Log::info('Updating existing event: ' . $existingEvent->id);
-                $existingEvent->update($eventData);
-                $event = $existingEvent;
-            } else {
-                $eventData['created'] = now();
-                $event = new Event($eventData);
-                $event->save();
-            }
+            $event->save();
 
             if (!empty($row['audience_comma_separated_ids'])) {
                 $audiences = array_unique(array_map('trim', explode(',', $row['audience_comma_separated_ids'])));
@@ -90,7 +75,7 @@ public function model(array $row): ?Model
                     return is_numeric($id) && $id > 0 && $id <= 100;
                 });
                 if (!empty($audiences)) {
-                    $event->audiences()->sync($audiences);
+                    $event->audiences()->attach($audiences);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -100,7 +85,7 @@ public function model(array $row): ?Model
                     return is_numeric($id) && $id > 0 && $id <= 100;
                 });
                 if (!empty($themes)) {
-                    $event->themes()->sync($themes);
+                    $event->themes()->attach($themes);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -110,4 +95,4 @@ public function model(array $row): ?Model
             return null;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/resources/excel/20250113 Events CoderDojo Belgium January - February 2025.xlsx b/resources/excel/20250113 Events CoderDojo Belgium January - February 2025.xlsx
index 5981dd04d..d8941c311 100644
Binary files a/resources/excel/20250113 Events CoderDojo Belgium January - February 2025.xlsx and b/resources/excel/20250113 Events CoderDojo Belgium January - February 2025.xlsx differ