An SNL 'All Drug Olympics?' Not Quite. But These Enhanced Games Are No Joke
The one-day event will award cash prizes and record bonuses as athletes compete under medical supervision with performance enhancers allowed.
- On Sunday in Las Vegas, the Enhanced Games will feature 50 athletes competing in track, swimming, and weightlifting while using performance enhancers of their choice.
- The concept formed in 2022 as a disruptive alternative to mainstream sports, challenging anti-doping enforcement and addressing Olympic sports' inability to pay athletes a living wage.
- Sprinter Fred Kerley, the 2022 world 100-meter champion, is among competitors attracted by $250,000 first prizes and bonuses of up to $1 million for breaking world records.
- International Testing Agency director general Benjamin Cohen criticized the event, saying a one-day competition with 2,000 attendees cannot compare to the Olympics, which require months of high-level performance.
- Bankrolled by billionaire Peter Thiel, organizers aim to prove controlled enhancement can be safe and legal, using the event to explore what medicine might do for broader society.
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