Clean Athletes Beat Enhanced Rivals at Enhanced Games
At the debut Enhanced Games, non-enhanced athletes won several marquee events: Fred Kerley ran 9.97 in the men’s 100m; Tristan Evelyn won the women’s 100m; Hunter Armstrong won the 50m backstroke.
The inaugural Enhanced Games, held over the weekend, produced a mixed set of results as athletes who said they were not using performance-enhancing methods beat competitors who acknowledged enhancement.
American sprinter Fred Kerley finished the men’s 100 meters in 9.97 seconds to win the final. Tristan Evelyn won the women’s 100 meters while competing as a non-enhanced athlete, and American swimmer Hunter Armstrong won the men’s 50-meter backstroke, finishing ahead of two swimmers who acknowledged enhancement.
Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev posted an unofficial 20.89 in the men’s 50-meter freestyle. Organizers offered a $1 million prize tied to that time, but major governing bodies have refused to recognize results from the event as official world records.
Weightlifting at the Games included several dominant lifts by athletes who acknowledged using performance-enhancing drugs. Organizers highlighted those lifts as part of the program, and some competitors who acknowledged enhancement posted top marks in the discipline.
The Enhanced Games were founded by Australian lawyer Aron D’Souza and drew financial support from several high-profile backers. Investor Christian Angermayer described the debut as ‘not only a spectacular event — they were also a major business success’ in a public post. The competition featured figures from the biohacking and longevity communities and positioned itself as an event that places scientific approaches to enhancement at the center of elite sport.
The World Anti-Doping Agency and World Aquatics both rejected the competition’s legitimacy and confirmed they will not recognize performances from the Games as official records. Organizers said they expect more partnerships and plan additional events in the future.
Author Brad Stulberg criticized the event on social media, writing that ‘everything about the enhanced games seems so deeply unserious and stupid.’ After his victory, Kerley taunted enhanced rivals, telling them they needed to ‘train a little harder.’
Organizers and opponents presented contrasting views in the days after the event: proponents described it as a science-focused alternative to current anti-doping rules, while critics warned of health and safety concerns tied to normalizing drug-assisted competition.
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