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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

An SNL 'All Drug Olympics?' Not quite. But these Enhanced Games are no joke

LAS VEGAS: The first, best and most hilarious rendition of the "All Drug Olympics" came courtesy of "Saturday Night Live." It was 1988 when Soviet weightlifter "Sergei Akmudov," geeked up on anabolic steroids, Nyquil and "some sort of fish paralyzer," tried to clean and jerk 1,500 pounds - three times the existing world record - only to have his arms snap off at the shoulders.

Blood and gore gushed from where his arms used to be. Laughter cascaded as the on-site reporter, Kevin Nealon, threw it back to Dennis Miller in the studio.

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