Proudly steroid-addled athletes to compete in Enhanced Games on Sunday
Los Angeles Times • • general
Key Points:
- The Enhanced Games, funded by investors including Peter Thiel and supported by Donald Trump Jr., will launch in Las Vegas with 42 athletes using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) to compete in sprinting, swimming, and weightlifting events for a $25 million prize pool.
- The event publicly disclosed that 90.5% of participating athletes are using substances such as testosterone, human growth hormone, stimulants, and anabolic steroids, all reportedly compliant with FDA regulations and monitored through a clinical study.
- The International Olympic Committee and World Anti-Doping Agency strongly oppose the games, warning they undermine clean sport and pose health risks, but efforts to legally block the event have failed amid political reluctance.
- Athletes competing risk permanent bans from Olympic and World Athletics events, with World Aquatics already banning participants, while USADA criticized the games as prioritizing profit over athlete health and integrity.
- Enhanced Games CEO Max Martin claims the event provides medical oversight and personalized protocols to support drug-using athletes, contrasting with traditional sports organizations that prohibit PED use.