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<span>The event offers substantial prize money with $500,000 purses per event, $250,000 for winners, and million-dollar bonuses for breaking world records in the 100m sprint and 50m freestyle, making it potentially more lucrative than traditional Olympic competitions.</span

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The event offers substantial prize money with $500,000 purses per event, $250,000 for winners, and million-dollar bonuses for breaking world records in the 100m sprint and 50m freestyle, making it potentially more lucrative than traditional Olympic competitions.

<span>Greek-Bulgarian swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev has already earned a $1 million bonus by setting an unofficial world record of 20.89 seconds in the 50m freestyle while using performance-enhancing drugs and wearing a banned full-body polyurethane suit.</span

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Greek-Bulgarian swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev has already earned a $1 million bonus by setting an unofficial world record of 20.89 seconds in the 50m freestyle while using performance-enhancing drugs and wearing a banned full-body polyurethane suit.

<span>The Enhanced Games has attracted high-profile investors including Peter Thiel and 1789 Capital, backed by Donald Trump Jr., with funding reported in the double-digit millions to support the venture's vision of embracing scientific advancement in sports.</span

The Enhanced Games has attracted high-profile investors including Peter Thiel and 1789 Capital, backed by Donald Trump Jr., with funding reported in the double-digit millions to support the venture's vision of embracing scientific advancement in sports.

<span>The event will implement medical screening, individualized health profiling, and oversight by independent scientific and ethics boards, requiring athletes to disclose their performance-enhancing substance use while prohibiting illegal drugs.</span

The event will implement medical screening, individualized health profiling, and oversight by independent scientific and ethics boards, requiring athletes to disclose their performance-enhancing substance use while prohibiting illegal drugs.

<span>Several former Olympic athletes have committed to participate, including Australian James Magnussen and swimmers Andrii Govorov and Josif Miladinov, despite potential bans from traditional sporting competitions.</span

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Several former Olympic athletes have committed to participate, including Australian James Magnussen and swimmers Andrii Govorov and Josif Miladinov, despite potential bans from traditional sporting competitions.

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This dangerous and irresponsible concept threatens the fundamental integrity of sports and sends a destructive message to young athletes worldwide. The normalization of performance-enhancing drugs puts athletes' health at risk and undermines the values of fair competition, potentially creating a dangerous precedent that could harm the future of clean sport.

<span>This dangerous and irresponsible concept threatens the fundamental integrity of sports and sends a destructive message to young athletes worldwide. The normalization of performance-enhancing drugs puts athletes' health at risk and undermines the values of fair competition, potentially creating a dangerous precedent that could harm the future of clean sport.</span>

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