The Enhanced Games, an Olympic-style event that encourages the use of performance-enhancing drugs will kick off its first event in May 2026.
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A group of billionaire investors have lit the torch on a new athletic competition
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It's called the Enhanced Games, and the first event will take place in Las Vegas in May 2026
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Organizers encourage the use of science and technology, and most notably performance-enhancing drugs
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to get the best out of their athletes. Health risks be damned
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Enhanced Games founder Aaron D'Souza is backed by billionaires Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal
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crypto investor Christian Engermeyer, and an investment firm run by Donald Trump Jr., among others
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It's been dubbed the steroid Olympics, but D'Souza is thinking much bigger
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He calls it the first step in superhumanity, and they are hoping not only to normalize enhancement in competition, but eventually in everyday life
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Make no mistake, in 50 years we will look back and realize that biology was never the ceiling
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It was only the starting line. We'll be faster. We'll be stronger
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We'll be younger for longer. And we'll wonder why it took so long for society to catch up with the science
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PEDs like testosterone, human growth hormone, and other steroids are legal with a prescription
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But they're banned in nearly every sporting competition around the world, amateur and professional
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For enhanced athletes like former Olympic swimmers Christian Colomiv and James Magnuson
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it a chance at millions in prize money and a way to reach new heights never before possible After training with PEDs for months Colomiv set a new world record in the 50 freestyle at a closed meet in North Carolina His time of 20 seconds was verified by USA
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swimming officials in attendance. The Greek swimmer who finished fifth at the Paris Olympic
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Games earned a million dollars for the record. I'm very proud for the work that I did with my
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coach the last four months. I feel happy and relieved that I broke the record
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Officials from the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency, and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency all issued statements condemning the competition
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calling it reckless and saying it could jeopardize the health of athletes
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Travis Tigert, the CEO of USADA, said it's a dangerous clown show, not a real sport
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Former Olympic cross-country skier Noah Hoffman denounced the games on Sky News Thursday
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It's counter to the ideals of inspiring young people to be able to set and achieve goals without needing to have the best doctors, without needing to take risks with their bodies
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This is not what I sought out in sport, and I don't think what many other high-level, serious athletes are seeking out in sport
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Athletes are being recruited from around the world for the games, which will be held at Resorts World in Las Vegas
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The inaugural event will feature just three sports, sprinting, swimming and weightlifting
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The winners of each competition will earn half a million dollars in prize money
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For Straight Arrow News, I'm Chris Francis
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