USA Weightlifting: The Enhanced Games "Corrode the Foundation of Integrity" of True Sport

USA Weightlifting: The Enhanced Games "Corrode the Foundation of Integrity" of True Sport

The first-ever Enhanced Games are scheduled for May 21-24, 2026, in Las Vegas, NV. The competition features a program similar to the Olympic Games, with the caveat that performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are legal for athletes to use. This stance on PED use is in direct opposition to those of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA),... The post USA Weightlifting: The Enhanced Games “Corrode the Foundation of In…

USA Weightlifting Warns against Enhanced Games

USA Weightlifting has released a statement reiterating its opposition to the planned Enhanced Games in Las Vegas amid what the national governing body said Tuesday is awareness that staff for the new event “are actively recruiting weightlifters and have contacted USA Weightlifting-affiliated athletes.” “USA Weightlifting stands with the International Weightlifting Federation in strong opposition to the Enhanced Games,” said a statement by the na…