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Vegas-Hosted Enhanced Games Offer $1M, Face WADA Criticism

5/21/2026

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Story summary

The Enhanced Games, allowing performance-enhancing drugs, opened in Las Vegas, United States.
Over 40 athletes, including Reece Prescod, Ben Proud and U.S. sprinter Fred Kerley, entered.
Money reaches $250,000 per race, rising to $1 million for a world record.
A UAE camp let participants use testosterone, growth hormones, steroids and other banned drugs for 12 weeks, prompting UK Anti-Doping chief Jane Rumble and the World Anti-Doping Agency to call the games dangerous.

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Story summary

The Enhanced Games, allowing performance-enhancing drugs, opened in Las Vegas, United States.
Over 40 athletes, including Reece Prescod, Ben Proud and U.S. sprinter Fred Kerley, entered.
Money reaches $250,000 per race, rising to $1 million for a world record.
A UAE camp let participants use testosterone, growth hormones, steroids and other banned drugs for 12 weeks, prompting UK Anti-Doping chief Jane Rumble and the World Anti-Doping Agency to call the games dangerous.