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Judging the first drug-enhanced games event

The inaugural Enhanced Games, held in Las Vegas in May, allowed participating athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs. The Games' founder, Aron D'Souza, claimed before the start: "We're going to obliterate the world records… it will be a watershed moment in the history of humanity -- a new generation of superheroes."

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'False narrative': Chalmers on Olympic cash debate

Saying money has never been more important than ever as a new father, swimmer Kyle Chalmers says he can't blame clean athletes for going to the Enhanced Games.

AAP

Enhanced Games nothing more than marketing: McEvoy

The Enhanced Games will soon be forgotten by the world of sport, with Australian swimmer Cameron McEvoy describing the pro-doping event as a marketing ploy.

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We watched the first Enhanced Games live in Las Vegas – this is what we learned

The inaugural Enhanced Games took place to much fanfare in Las Vegas on May 24 2026. An event that has attracted much controversy, the games are designed to showcase the prowess of high-profile athletes who openly take legal performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) to maximise their sporting potential.

The Conversation

The Enhanced Games Proved Enhancement Works But Youth Works Better

But many older enhanced athletes did achieve better results than their younger selves.

Reason

Keely Hodgkinson dismisses Enhanced Games as ‘nonsense’

The Olympic champion has hit out at the controversial event in Las Vegas, while also setting her sights on a historic mark in her event this summer

The Independent UK

Enhanced Games were an ugly but honest dud

Vulgar and tasteless. But let's not call them morally bankrupt.

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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

Just 1 World Record at the Enhanced Games Shows the Integrity of the Competition

I watched hours and hours of the Enhanced Games so you didn’t have to.

Reason

Inside the Enhanced Games: Everything that happened on sport’s most controversial night

91% of competitors used testosterone, 79% human growth hormone – but the promise of multiple world records failed to materialise. Here's what actually happened.

Euronews

Enhanced Games Shocker: Swimmer Beats Official World Record and Takes Home $1 Million

Kristian Gkolomeev broke a world record at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, amidst controversy over the event's pro-doping policy, earning a £0.7 million bonus

International Business Times UK

Olympians Cam McEvoy & James Magnussen Are Beefing Over The Enhanced Games’ ‘Broken’ Records

“Cam’s sitting at home talking about us. We’re not talking about Cam.”

Pedestrian.tv

“Steroid Olympics” Deemed “Huge Flop” After Juiced Up Athletes Humiliated—9 Biggest Fails Of The Competition

“I don’t know what this event is because it’s completely random... gets weirder and weirder.”

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SWIM:World record bettered at Enhanced Games; Missile flops

Australia's star competitor has finished last in his two events as the inaugural Enhanced Games ended with an unofficial world record time.

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The Guardian - UK

Enhanced Games claim ‘we changed the world’ but only one record broken and three clean athletes win

Gkolomeev’s 50m freestyle record in 20.81sec brings relief for Enhanced Games organisers amid glitzy hyperbole in Las Vegas

AAP

SWIM:World record bettered at Enhanced Games, Missile flops

Australia's star competitor has finished last in his two events as the inaugural Enhanced Games ended with an unofficial world record time.

Bangkok Post

Drug-fueled Enhanced Games falling short of world marks

LAS VEGAS - Juiced-up athletes narrowly failed to "beat" world records in early contests at the first-ever Enhanced Games on Sunday in Las Vegas, despite using performance-enhancing drugs that have sparked health concerns.

The Conversation

The Enhanced Games, or ‘steroid Olympics’, are on. They pose risks for athletes and those watching

The inaugural Enhanced Games are underway in Las Vegas and are set to be a unique spectacle that promotes drug-induced “enhancement”.

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AAP

SWIM:Missile misfires in Enhanced Games 100m freestyle

Australia's star competitor at the inaugural Enhanced Games has finished last in his first event, as the winner finished just outside the world record.

AAP

World record bettered at Enhanced Games; Missile flops

Australia's star competitor has finished last in his two events as the inaugural Enhanced Games ended with an unofficial world record time.

The Independent UK

Everything you need to know about the Enhanced Games: Start time, TV and prize money

The controversial event is a one-night competition on Sunday evening at Resorts World in Las Vegas

The Conversation

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.

France 24

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…

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Enhanced Games: the 'Steroid Olympics' hit Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - The first-ever Enhanced Games -- widely dubbed the "Steroid Olympics" -- take place Sunday in Las Vegas, where elite sprinters, swimmers and weightlifters will vie for world records while taking banned performance-enhancing drugs.

AAP

SWIM:Juiced Australian swimmer racing for riches in Vegas

An Australian swimmer could earn more in a couple of minutes racing at the Enhanced Games than he did during his storied career as a clean athlete.

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