A day in the life of investor Christian Angermayer The Enhanced Games co-founder never drinks, takes a low-dose GLP-1 and needs a witch, dragon or werewolf to unwind Evening Standard · Oct 17
Christian Angermayer: 'They say my Enhanced Games are wrong? I love the criticism' Christian Angermayer co-founded the event where athletes pump up on steroids and testosterone — Jessica Burrell finds him bristling with confidence about its future Evening Standard · Aug 6
Pat Kane: Have we hit the early stages of humanmaxxing? LIVING well, dying well. Both are on my mind this week. I just discovered humanmaxxing as a phenomenon – the latest term for the ancient human… The National (Scotland) · Jun 13
After attending the Enhanced Games, I told its founder it will fail by 2031. This is why While the event’s movers and shakers are rich and smart, they don’t come across as caring deeply about sport The Guardian - UK · May 26
Welcome to sport’s ultimate taboo where athletes risk it all for millions in Las Vegas The Enhanced Games promise human advancement and world records but critics fear more worrying effects The Guardian - UK · May 23
The Enhanced Games: ‘dangerous clown show’ or a wake-up call for traditional sport? Las Vegas has always had a reputation for doing things bigger, louder and glitzier than everyone else. On Sunday, May 24 2026 it continues that tradition when the inaugural Enhanced Games take place at a purpose-built entertainment centre at Resorts World, a giant hotel complex on the city’s famous strip. The Conversation · May 22
Ex-reality TV star Spencer Pratt is 'running Trump's playbook' in LA mayoral race PRESS REVIEW – Friday, May 22: Some 13 candidates are vying to defeat Karen Bass next month for the Los Angeles mayorship. Among them is former reality TV villain Spencer Pratt, whose social media savvy and debate skills have garnered support. Also, the controversial pro-doping Enhanced Games begin this weekend… France 24 · May 22
Turn on, tune in, cash out … The US right used to fear psychedelics. Now it wants to sell them Hallucinogens have come a long way from the 60s counterculture to Trump’s White House, says academic and drug policy researcher Kojo Koram The Guardian - UK · Apr 28
Steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal quits London for Dubai over Labour tax shake-up Mittal is Britain’s 7th richest individual and now plans to spend more time in the Gulf Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2025
Enhanced Games athletes can dope to compete for US$1 million prizes. But at what cost to sport? Olympic swimmer Ben Proud has become the first British athlete to join the Enhanced Games – a controversial new event that allows athletes from all over the world to compete using performance-enhancing drugs. The prize money on offer can hit US$1 million (£730,000). But the swimmer, who won a silver… The Conversation · Sep 16, 2025
A German billionaire cofounded the steroid Olympics. Now he’s betting on blockchain-powered uranium Why Christian Angermayer is investing in Uranium Digital as the crypto-powered future of commodities trading. Fortune · May 27, 2025
How Hulk Hogan's sex tape led to drug-friendly Games Australian entrepreneur Aron D'Souza's path to creating a sports event without drug testing traces all the way back to a legal scrap over Hulk Hogan's sex tape. AAP · May 21, 2025
London's decade-long millionaire exodus may be as damaging as losing 1.5 million taxpayers, analysis suggests Exclusive: Tax rises, Brexit and a weakening pound to blame for 30,000 millionaires fleeing the capital in ten years — an average of eight a day Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2025
Australia a fruitful realm for Enhanced Games athletes Enhanced Games' president says Australia is a "fruitful realm" for athletes potentially joining James Magnussen in competing at the event with no drug testing. AAP · Feb 14, 2025
Salon · Nov 23, 2024 Psychedelics garner right-wing support Psychedelic reform has hit regulatory snags lately, but the right wing could be their biggest champion
Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2024 Billionaire crypto investor moves from London to Switzerland over tax fears The German-born businessman is one of the first high-profile departures before the anticipated increase in taxes on offshore wealth
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Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2024 Brave New World podcast: Christian Angermayer and James Magnussen on why the Enhanced Games are a game changer for sports Plus, a fully automated transcript of this episode...
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2024 Enhanced Games: meet the swimmer who thinks athletes should be allowed to dope A new sports competition plans to encourage athletes to use performance enhancing drugs. William Hosie chats with the Enhanced Games poster boy, ex-top swimmer James Magnusen
AAP · Jul 20, 2024 Enhanced Games to sign Olympians post-Paris: D'Souza Australians could be among athletes signing up for the pro-drug Enhanced Games after the Paris Olympics.
Fortune · Jul 13, 2024 German billionaire behind Enhanced Games is dinosaur egg-collecting film producer Christian Angermayer is a psychedelics mogul who thinks the world is ready for an Olympic-style games featuring juiced-up athletes.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024 ‘Imagine if a 60-year-old broke Usain Bolt’s record’: the story behind the Enhanced Games, the Olympics where everyone dopes It’s got billionaires, world champions and director Ridley Scott’s company on board. But would an athletics competition where taking drugs is encouraged put the honesty back in sport – or cause rifts, risks and addictions?
The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024 On your marks, get set, dope! Welcome to the Enhanced Games – the sporting event no one wants Athletes paid $1m to take enough performance-enhancing drugs to win records? Truly we get the TV sports we deserve, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
AAP · Feb 8, 2024 Aussie swim star to compete at drug-taking Games Retired Australian swimmer James Magnussen is the first person to publicly pledge to compete at an Olympic-styled event for drug-taking athletes.
AAP · Jan 30, 2024 Aussie athletes keen to compete at drug-taking Games Australians including an Olympic gold medallist are among more than 900 athletes keen to compete at Enhanced Games, a multi-sport event with no drug testing.