US EditionUK Sport 'condemns' Enhanced Games after GB Olympic medallist Ben Proud joins controversial event
Ben Proud will compete in the Enhanced Games, which allows FDA-approved performance enhancers, forfeiting eligibility for future World Aquatics events and Olympic competitions.
- Ben Proud, a 30-year-old Olympic swimmer, is the first British athlete to join the Enhanced Games, which permits performance-enhancing drugs banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency .
- Proud previously won a silver medal in the 50m freestyle at the Paris 2024 Olympics and has held world and European championships.
- The Enhanced Games will take place in Las Vegas in May 2026, offering $250,000 for event winners and $1 million for breaking world records.
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Ben Proud becomes first Briton to join Enhanced Games as Aquatics GB announce they are 'immensely disappointed'
Ben Proud has become the first British athlete to sign up for the Enhanced Games, where competitors can use performance-enhancing drugs that are usually banned, with Aquatics GB and UK Sport condemning the decision
Idaho Press
Olympic silver medalist Ben Proud moves to no-drug-testing Enhanced Games
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ben Proud, who won a silver medal at last year's Paris Olympics, announced Wednesday he will swim next year in the Enhanced Games, the start-up sports event that will allow performance-enhancing drugs.
British swimmer Ben Proud will compete next year in the controversial Enhanced Games, a series of competitions in Las Vegas where doping and other banned substances are permitted. The 30-year-old Briton won silver in the 50-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics last summer.
The Britishman will participate in May 2026 in the "Enhanced Games", games where doping is allowed. The competition offers 1M€ at every record beat.
UK Sport 'condemns' Enhanced Games after GB Olympic medallist Ben Proud joins controversial event
UK Sport has said it "condemns everything the Enhanced Games stands for" after Olympic swimming silver medallist Ben Proud became the first British athlete to join the event.
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