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HISTORICAL FACTS: Enhanced - The Untold Story

We watched the first Enhanced Games live in Las Vegas – this is what we learned

The inaugural Enhanced Games took place to much fanfare in Las Vegas on May 24 2026. An event that has attracted much controversy, the games are designed to showcase the prowess of high-profile athletes who openly take legal performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) to maximise their sporting potential.

The Conversation

Just 1 World Record at the Enhanced Games Shows the Integrity of the Competition

I watched hours and hours of the Enhanced Games so you didn’t have to.

Reason

Enhanced Games rejects mistaken world record timing claims as ‘internet drivel’

The Enhanced Games has dismissed suggestions that a world record set in Sunday’s event was mistakenly timed as ‘unfounded internet drivel’

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'Self-destructive' Putin loses home support as Ukraine war rages on

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, 25 May 2026: First, papers discuss whether Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost support from his backers. Next, a police raid of opposition party headquarters in Turkey is getting considerable coverage. Also, the Enhanced Games do not lead to the many breakthroughs that were expected, with…

France 24

Enhanced Games claim ‘we changed the world’ but only one record broken and three clean athletes win

Gkolomeev’s 50m freestyle record in 20.81sec brings relief for Enhanced Games organisers amid glitzy hyperbole in Las Vegas

The Guardian - UK

Swimmer Gkolomeev 'breaks' record at drug-fueled Enhanced Games

LAS VEGAS - Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev was the only athlete to "beat" a world record at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas on Sunday, winning the men's 50m freestyle at the divisive event where competitors were allowed to take performance-enhancing substances that have sparked health concerns.

Bangkok Post

Drug-fueled Enhanced Games falling short of world marks

LAS VEGAS - Juiced-up athletes narrowly failed to "beat" world records in early contests at the first-ever Enhanced Games on Sunday in Las Vegas, despite using performance-enhancing drugs that have sparked health concerns.

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An SNL 'All Drug Olympics?' Not quite. But these Enhanced Games are no joke

The "Enhanced Games" in Las Vegas allows athletes to use performance enhancers, aiming to challenge mainstream sports' anti-doping efforts and athlete pay. Organizers promise athlete safety and better pay, while critics question its legitimacy and compare it to a "Doping Olympics." The event also explores the potential medical benefits of…

The Economic Times

Welcome to sport’s ultimate taboo where athletes risk it all for millions in Las Vegas

The Enhanced Games promise human advancement and world records but critics fear more worrying effects

The Guardian - UK

An SNL 'All Drug Olympics?' Not quite. But these Enhanced Games are no joke

The event that tackles the age-old question, “What would happen if we just let all the athletes take drugs?”

The Independent UK

Enhanced Games Explained: Inside the Steroid-Fueled Competition Drawing Olympians

Backed by investors including Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr., the “Steroid Olympics” are turning banned substances into the centerpiece of a new sports spectacle.

Sports Illustrated

Max Martin on the Enhanced Games, Regulation, and Human Potential

"Performance enhancements are actually, contrary to what many people think, not that dangerous," the Enhanced CEO tells Reason.

Reason

Meet the ex-Team GB sprinter racing into controversy after signing up for the Enhanced Games

Reece Prescod explains his decision to compete in the controversial Enhanced Games this summer, and what it an teach us about mainstream athletics

Evening Standard

The Company Behind the 'Steroid Olympics' Wants To Make Enhanced Pro Athletes Mainstream—and Amateurs, Too

The Enhanced Games are letting athletes take performance enhancing drugs—and they want their events to be big as the Super Bowl.

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The Independent UK

Former British Olympic sprinter accused of ‘appalling’ move after joining Enhanced Games athlete

UK Athletics chief Jack Buckner is ‘profoundly disappointed’ in Reece Prescod after becoming the second British athlete to join after swimmer Ben Proud

The Independent UK

Enhanced Games to offer performance enhancers ... and stock ... to the public

The no-drug-testing Enhanced Games is going public in two ways — with a new listing on the Nadsaq stock exchange and also by offering a direct-to-consumer business focused on performance products

AAP

US court's big call on doping-friendly Games' $1b claim

A US court has dismissed a multi-million dollar lawsuit brought by the drug-friendly Enhanced Games against World Aquatics.

AAP

No regrets about drug-taking: Aussie swimmer Magnussen

Australian swimmer James Magnussen says he has no regrets at signing up for Enhanced Games after completing his first course of performance enhancing drugs.

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AAP

Australia a fruitful realm for Enhanced Games athletes

Enhanced Games' president says Australia is a "fruitful realm" for athletes potentially joining James Magnussen in competing at the event with no drug testing.

Fortune

German billionaire behind Enhanced Games is dinosaur egg-collecting film producer

Christian Angermayer is a psychedelics mogul who thinks the world is ready for an Olympic-style games featuring juiced-up athletes.

The Guardian - UK

Grotesque Enhanced Games removes brain barrier in quest to get running

Aron D’Souza makes all sorts of wild comparisons to justify existence of drug-fuelled athletes but just spouts horseshit

Daily Mirror

Enhanced Games to allow drug-taking and has 'support' of athletes and doctors

The eye-catching idea would see competition in athletics, aquatics, gymnastics, strength and combat sports and involve no drug-testing in pursuit of world records

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