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The Star
a day ago
- Sport
- The Star
The founders breaking all barriers, and rules
THE founders of The Enhanced Games, Dr Aron D'Souza and Christian Angermayer, have a vision that goes beyond sport. For them, it's about stretching human achievement to the greatest heights, with whatever means available. In fact, they are encouraging participants of the Games to take performance-enhancement drugs.
The Star
a day ago
- Sport
- The Star
Olympics on steroids
CITIUS, Altius, Fortius – Communiter ('Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together) - that's the Olympics motto. But it comes with a caveat. No cheating, no doping. Imagine if the caveat was lifted, and it was anything goes in sport. That is the vision of the The Enhanced Games. This bold, controversial, and futuristic take on global sport is now being planned for 2026 in Las Vegas. It positions itself as an alternative to the Olympics, but one that embraces performance-enhancing drugs and cutting-edge science in the pursuit of human excellence. Starting big: The competition will feature three core disciplines – swimming, athletics, and weightlifting. At the heart of the concept is a provocative question: What if athletes were allowed to use scientific and medical advancements, without restrictions, to push the limits of performance? According to the organisers, the Enhanced Games aims to 'pioneer a new era in sport', one where the benefits of technology, pharmacology, and biotechnology are not frowned upon, but instead celebrated as tools to elevate human potential. ALSO READ: None of our athletes involved, say NSC director-general Jefri The competition will feature three core disciplines - swimming, athletics, and weightlifting, with more events potentially added as momentum builds. The swimming programme includes the 50m and 100m freestyle, as well as the 50m and 100m butterfly. On the track, fans can expect the 100m sprint, 100m hurdles (women), and 110m hurdles (men). In the weightlifting arena, the snatch and clean and jerk will be the mainstays. The buzz intensified after a test event saw Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev clock a blistering 20.89s in the men's 50m freestyle - 0.02 seconds faster than the current world record. While the time won't be officially recognised, it has already sparked debate across sporting circles. Then, there is the financial lure. Athletes at the Enhanced Games could stand to earn up to US$500,000 (RM2.1 mil) per event, with additional bonuses for those who break existing world records, official or not. But while the idea is pitched as a revolution in fairness and transparency, critics argue that it risks glorifying doping and undermining decades of clean sport advocacy. Proponents counter that with proper medical oversight and innovation, a new standard of athletic performance can be safely achieved. With the countdown to 2026 underway, the Enhanced Games is becoming one of the most talked-about – and divisive concepts – in modern sport.
Fox News
13-02-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Donald Trump Jr invests in sporting event that will allow steroids
The Enhanced Games, the first athletic event in which performance-enhancing drugs will be 100% allowed, has backing from a prominent member of the Trump family. The brand announced on Thursday that Donald Trump Jr.'s 1789 Capital has co-led a multimillion-dollar Series B round for the Enhanced Games. Dr. Aron D'Souza founded the event in 2023, and the immediate backlash has been strong. He has been told his idea is unsafe, unfair and a mockery of the real Olympics. However, Trump now joins billionaire Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal, among the high-net-worth individuals to invest in the games. "For over 100 years, elites in charge of global sports have stifled innovation, crushed individual greatness, and refused to let athletes push the limits of what's possible. That ends now," Trump Jr. said in a statement. "The Enhanced Games represent the future – real competition, real freedom, and real records being smashed. This is about excellence, innovation, and American dominance on the world stage – something the MAGA movement is all about. The Enhanced Games are going to be huge, and I couldn't be prouder to support this movement that is changing sports forever." Added D'Souza, "With these powerhouse investors, we're building something revolutionary – sports without hypocrisy, where the best can actually be the best. Our investors see the future, and they're backing it with conviction." Despite the criticism, D'Souza believes his event may be one of the safest in recent memory, as plenty of medical professionals will be on hand, and athletes will go through rigorous testing before they can compete. "Ultimately, we have one shot to do this right, and if that has any health complications whatsoever, it would not only derail the company and movement we're creating, but also the social change that we're attempting to create here," D'Souza said in an interview with Fox News Digital last year. "Ultimately, what we are doing is heavily destigmatizing performance enhancements and I think unlocking the field of performance medicine, which leads to longevity and anti-aging technologies, and the giant publicity storm that we've gone through, there's so much attention, we know the world's eyes are on us – we know we have to do this right. We know the expectations are very, very high, and there's a great prize well beyond the future of the Olympics if we do it right, so we have to do it right." It remains to be seen when the events will take place. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
