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Pro-doping Enhanced Games to debut in Las Vegas with Trump Jr backing

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A pro-doping sporting contest is coming to Las Vegas

Athletes warn against potential health risks of ‘dangerous, unethical’ Enhanced Games

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A new sports festival in Las Vegas is letting athletes use performance-enhancing drugs

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Resorts World Las Vegas will host the inaugural Enhanced Games in 2026. Scheduled for May 21-24, this will be the first major sporting event to openly allow and encourage athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision.

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Resorts World Las Vegas will host the inaugural Enhanced Games in 2026. Scheduled for May 21-24, this will be the first major sporting event to openly allow and encourage athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision.

The event, featuring swimming, track and field, and weightlifting competitions, offers $500,000 purses per event, $250,000 for winners, and million-dollar bonuses for breaking world records in the 100-meter sprint and 50-meter freestyle.

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The event, featuring swimming, track and field, and weightlifting competitions, offers $500,000 purses per event, $250,000 for winners, and million-dollar bonuses for breaking world records in the 100-meter sprint and 50-meter freestyle.

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

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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 50-meter freestyle while using performance-enhancing drugs and wearing a banned full-body polyurethane suit.

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 reported vision of embracing scientific advancement in sports.

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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 reported vision of embracing scientific advancement in sports.

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

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

Several former Olympic athletes, including Australian James Magnussen and swimmers Andrii Govorov and Josif Miladinov, have committed to participating.

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Several former Olympic athletes, including Australian James Magnussen and swimmers Andrii Govorov and Josif Miladinov, have committed to participating.

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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

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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.

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

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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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Vegas to Host Controversial Drug-Allowed Sports Games in 2026

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The Enhanced Games represents a bold step forward in sports evolution, bringing performance enhancement out of the shadows and into a regulated, transparent environment. The event promises to unlock human potential through supervised medical advancement while offering athletes fair compensation for pushing boundaries. This innovative approach could lead to breakthrough discoveries in human performance and longevity science.

The Enhanced Games represents a bold step forward in sports evolution, bringing performance enhancement out of the shadows and into a regulated, transparent environment. The event promises to unlock human potential through supervised medical advancement while offering athletes fair compensation for pushing boundaries. This innovative approach could lead to breakthrough discoveries in human performance and longevity science.

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