Enhanced Games claim ‘we changed the world’ but only one record broken and three clean athletes win
Summary
The first Enhanced Games in Las Vegas featured athletes using performance-enhancing drugs, aiming to break multiple world records. Only one new record was achieved by swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev, who used banned substances and equipment, while three clean athletes also won events.Key Facts
- The Enhanced Games allowed athletes to use banned drugs like testosterone, EPO, and steroids.
- Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev broke the men’s 50m freestyle record with a time of 20.81 seconds but his record is unofficial due to doping and use of banned gear.
- The event lasted over five hours with few records broken despite high expectations.
- Three drug-free athletes, Fred Kerley, Tristan Evelyn, and Hunter Armstrong, won events and each earned $250,000.
- Organizers claim the event changes sports culture and promotes enhanced human performance.
- Many athletes used banned substances, and the event openly displayed the types and amounts of drugs used by competitors.
- Not all attempts to break records succeeded, including a failed deadlift record by strongman Thor Bjornsson.
- The event is controversial for allowing doping and banned equipment but aimed to showcase new limits of athletic ability.
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