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It’s an idea whose time has come. Las Vegas will host the first Enhanced Games next May, a sports event where athletes can use performance-enhancing drugs like steroids and growth hormones, earning it the nickname “Olympics on Steroids.” The event, set for Memorial Day weekend at Resorts World, will feature eight competitions: 50- and 100-meter freestyle and butterfly swimming, 100-meter sprint and 100/110-meter hurdles track, and the snatch, clean, and jerk events in weightlifting.
Unlike the Olympics, athletes get paid, with up to $500,000 per event and $1 million bonuses for breaking world records. Founder Aron D’Souza says the games embrace science to push human limits safely, with medical checkups for athletes. Backed by investors like Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr., the event aims to challenge old anti-doping rules. Critics, like anti-doping agencies, call it dangerous, but D’Souza believes it’s fairer than the current system, where some athletes secretly use drugs.
Source: Oddity Central