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The Enhanced Games came to Vegas and hit the jackpot

Plenty of people have closed their eyes and had one a final throw of the dice in Vegas. Most of them walk away with nothing. Tonight, Kristian Gkolomeev of Greece is going home with $1.25m after breaking the Men’s 50m Freestyle record, clocking 20.81 in the final event of the night at the inaugural Enhanced…

ByJon LipseyMay 25, 20260Comments

HEALTH Investigation

What it feels like to be an Enhanced Games athlete

"If I wanted a doctor's opinion on whether or not people's health is at risk, I would go to a doctor. Not Kieren Perkins." It takes a lot to push James Magnussen, the three-time Olympic medallist and two-time world champion in the 100m freestyle, out of his naturally relaxed and jovial demeanour. But that’s what…

ByJon LipseyMay 24, 20260Comments

SPOTLIGHT Investigation

Inside the Enhanced Games: The untold story of the world’s most controversial sporting event

During a Zoom call on the 26th January 2024, Aron D'Souza, founder of the Enhanced Games, revealed something to me that he asked me to keep to myself. The Enhanced Games, which takes place in Las Vegas on Sunday, is the world's first sporting competition in which athletes are permitted to use performance-enhancing substances banned…

ByJon LipseyMay 20, 20260Comments

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HEALTH Vanguard

Inside the Enhanced Games training camp: what happens when you optimise everything at once

Several weeks out from the inaugural Enhanced Games, in a five-star longevity resort on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, fifty elite athletes are doing something almost no professional in their disciplines has ever done. They are training without worrying about money. They are eating without worrying about cost. They are recovering with access to medical…

ByJon LipseyMay 5, 20260Comments

BUSINESS Vanguard

The Enhanced Games Are Here. Sport Will Never Be the Same.

Five and a half weeks out from the inaugural Enhanced Games, world records are already being broken. Earlier this month Chilean weightlifter Arley Méndez Pérez snatched 182kg in training at 88kg bodyweight, 5kg heavier than the current official world record. That follows Greek Olympic swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev, who last year eclipsed the standing 50m freestyle…

ByJon LipseyApril 15, 20260Comments

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