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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Bryan Armen Graham

Olympic athletes say pro-doping Enhanced Games are a betrayal and could lead to deaths

Australian swimmer and former Olympian James Magnussen will compete in the Enhanced Games.
Australian swimmer and former Olympian James Magnussen will compete in the Enhanced Games. Photograph: Daniel Boud/The Guardian

Olympic athletes have condemned the Enhanced Games – a controversial new sporting event where competitors are encouraged to use performance-enhancing drugs – warning it could result in long-term health consequences or even deaths.

In a joint statement issued Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) athletes’ commissions called the Enhanced Games “a betrayal of everything that we stand for”.

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