Overview

• IOC and WADA athletes’ commissions issued the strongest condemnation yet, calling the Enhanced Games “utterly irresponsible and immoral” and warning it could cause serious health consequences or death.
• The competition is set for May 21–24, 2026, at Resorts World Las Vegas and will permit the use of performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision.
• Organizers promise up to $500,000 per event and a $1 million bonus for setting new records to incentivize pharmaceutical and technological enhancements.
• Major investors include 1789 Capital, co-founded by Donald Trump Jr, and tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who is acting as a close advisor.
• Athlete recruitment features former world champion James Magnussen and reports of an unofficial world-record swim by Kristian Gkolomeev under the event’s enhancement protocols.