‘It Doesn’t Count when You Take Drugs’: McEvoy Slams Enhanced Games
- James Magnussen, a 34-year-old Australian Olympian, is the public face of the privately funded Enhanced Games, set to debut in May 2026 in Las Vegas.
- The Enhanced Games, founded by Australian Aron D'Souza, encourages athletes to use medically supervised performance-enhancing drugs for competition.
- Magnussen began a doping regimen in February last year, gaining 5kg in 10 days and reaching 115kg while experiencing training challenges and stigma.
- Magnussen stated, "It was pretty wild" and confirmed taking peptides and testosterone under medical supervision despite being unable to train with registered coaches.
- Critics like gold medalist McEvoy and Sport Integrity Australia condemn the Games for promoting drug use and raising concerns about long-term athlete health.
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Graphic Truth: Graphic Truth: The doped-up Olympics coming to Vegas
On Wednesday, organizers announced the Enhanced Games — an Olympics-style event where doping is allowed — will take place in Las Vegas next year. Critics call it reckless; organizers say it’s a bold leap into the future of sport. Backed by Donald Trump Jr. and tech billionaire Peter Thiel, the Games will challenge anti-doping norms and traditional athleticsAthletes can compete naturally, self-enhance, or join clinical trials using FDA-approved e…
‘We Can Literally Invent Humans 2.0’: The Enhanced Games Envision More Than Events Without Drug Testing
When Kristian Gkolomeev woke up one morning in February, the last thing he expected to do was break a world record in the pool. The Greek swimmer and four-time Olympian, who finished fifth in the 50-m freestyle in Paris and Tokyo, had come to Greensboro, N.C., to take part in a preview of something called the Enhanced Games, a new start-up that plans to stage an Olympic-style competition permitting the use of most performance-enhancing drugs (PE…


James Magnussen’s wild doping experiment and the birth of the Enhanced Games
Australian Olympian James Magnussen has discussed in detail the performance-enhancing drugs he has used to transform his frame ahead of the first Enhanced Games. Photos show Magnussen’s sudden body transformation
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