The “Enhanced Games”, in which doping is allowed, are held in Las Vegas and supported by Donald Trump’s son. “Perverse human trials from Tech-Bros,” rages a German official.
The controversial project of the “Enhanced Games”, in which world records are to be set up using doping agents, gives its premiere 2026 in Las Vegas. On the weekend from May 21st to 24th and thus before the Memorial Day, which was always committed on the last Monday in May, athletes should be allowed and controlled against each other for the first time, athletes should be allowed and controlled against each other for the first time.
The plans have been around for a long time, now the place and time have been mentioned. The “Resorts World” was selected in Las Vegas, a site on which several hotels and casinos are located.
“These are perverse human experiments of Tech-Bros who strive for eternal life,” Jan Pommer, as CEO of the German Swimming Association (DSV), criticized criticism of the “Enhanced Games”, who, according to their own statements, are looking for “superhens” and see the future of sport in the doping release. Swimming is like athletics and weightlifting as a discipline at the games in Las Vegas.
Jan Pommer (left): “Perverse human trials”
With “Tech-Bros” Pommer alludes to the promoters of the doping games, including Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the US President, and Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal. With Christian Angermeyer, a German is one of the “Enhanced Games” financiers. The “Manager Magazin” writes about him that he is “so closely linked to the family and the new government of Donald Trump, like no other German entrepreneur or politician”.
“The values of a clean and fair sport, for which we are the focus of our athletes, are the focus of the Enhanced Games,” said Pommer. The DSV wrote of a “questionable, nevertheless public concept, which is primarily about a lot of money”.
Antidoping boss of the USA: “Dangerous clown show”
Internationally, there is also criticism. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) emphasized: “The idea of the ‘Enhanced Games’ does not deserve a comment. If you want to destroy the concept of Fairplay (…) in sports, that’s a good way.” The world-anti-doping agency (WADA) spoke of a “dangerous and irresponsible” concept. Travis Tygart, the head of the US anti-doping agency (USADA), described the event as a “dangerous clown show that provides profit about the principle”.
doping
Doping is generally prohibited in organized sport. There are good reasons for this: it is about the health of the athletes. Taking performance -enhancing agents can lead to health damage and even death. In addition, it is about equal opportunities and the integrity of the competition. In this regard, the use of doping agents means manipulation and fraud in the competition for success. Proponents of approval of doping agents complain about the high effort of the controls, which often did not lead to the goal.
The scientific director of the USADA, Matt Fedoruk, emphasized that many substances had been banned because they had proven to be dangerous.
At the world record, millions of bonus
A bonus of $ 500,000 in the “Enhanced Games” premiums of $ 500,000 in the amount of $ 500,000, and a bonus of $ 1 million is waved to. The idea comes from Aron d’Souza, an Australian tech entrepreneur.
Los Angeles Olympic host 2028
Olympic sport will soon play a major role in the USA: in 2028 the Summer Olympics will be played in Los Angeles. Trump Junior’s father Donald Trump will probably be in office as US president at the games as with the 2026 World Cup.
The lettering “La 2028” is in front of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
President Trump has already entered the sport in the media. At the beginning of February, he signed a decree that is intended to exclude trans people from participating in women’s sports, especially at public schools and universities.