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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…

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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…

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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

TRAINING Vanguard

What is Xenom, and why it could reshape fitness competition

Xenom has raised $15 million and calls itself the “decathlon of fitness”. That’s the headline but it’s not the most interesting thing about the latest addition to the competitive fitness calendar. Xenom is a new global fitness competition designed to test all-round fitness across a standardised format. What really stands out is how Xenom founder…

ByJon LipseyMarch 25, 20260Comments

TRAINING Explainer

What is Xenom and how it is standardising competitive fitness

Competitive fitness is moving towards structure. For years, the category has been defined by variation: different workouts, different formats, different interpretations of what “fitness” means. That has driven participation, but it has limited comparability and made it difficult to scale as a spectator sport. Xenom is part of a new wave attempting to change that.…

ByJon LipseyMarch 25, 20260Comments

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