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Anti-Doping Watchdog Urges US Authorities to Shut Down Planned Drug-Fueled Event in Las Vegas
- On June 11, 2025, Witold Banka, head of the global anti-doping organization, called on U.S. officials to prevent the Enhanced Games scheduled for May 2026 in Las Vegas from taking place.
- Banka explained the event promotes legalizing performance-enhancing drug use, posing risks to athlete health and undermining sport integrity.
- The Enhanced Games will allow medically supervised banned drug use, offer $250,000 prizes and $1 million bonuses for world records, and is backed partly by Donald Trump Jr.'s group.
- World Aquatics will ban participants, and USADA chief Travis Tygart called the Games a 'dangerous clown show' prioritizing profit over principle while criticizing Banka's approach.
- Banka called for legal actions in Nevada or federally to stop the event and said USADA must lead because it occurs in the U.S., while the controversy highlights tensions in anti-doping efforts.
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WADA calls on U.S. to stop 'dangerous' Enhanced Games
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Witold Banka has called on U.S. authorities to prevent the drug-fueled Enhanced Games from taking place next year. Speaking in Lausanne in an address to a meeting of summer Olympic officials, Banka said the inaugural edition of the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas
World Anti-Doping Agency President Is Not Jazzed About Upcoming Enhanced Games
The Enhanced Games — the PED-fueled bastard child of the Olympics — is slated to take place in Las Vegas next year, but that's only if the World Anti-Doping Agency, or WADA, gets its way.WADA boss Witold Banka gave some comments on the upcoming event during the annual Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) meeting, which is a meeting of governing bodies for Summer Olympic sports.I'll tell you right up front that Banka is…
"This event aims to legitimize the use of potentially dangerous substances," said its boss.
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The Delaware County Daily TimesAnti-doping watchdog urges U.S. authorities to shut down planned drug-fueled event in Las Vegas
Organizers of the games scheduled for May promise $1 million bonuses to beat world record times. Athletes will be encouraged to use performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision.
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