Overview

• Kerley, a two-time Olympic medalist, is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for alleged whereabouts failures and says he will contest the case.
• The start-up competition is slated for May 2026 in Las Vegas with $250,000 for event winners and a $1 million bonus for selected world records.
• WADA has condemned the project as dangerous, and World Aquatics has enacted a bylaw barring participants from its events, a measure that has already cost Ben Proud his UK public funding.
• Enhanced Games organizers filed an antitrust suit in August seeking up to $800 million from World Aquatics, USA Swimming and WADA, alleging an illegal campaign to block the venture.
• Fallout widened as Kerley’s agency dropped him, AIU officials criticized the concept, recruiters targeted more British athletes, and Australia’s Kyle Chalmers rejected what his manager called a life-changing offer.