Essayist Paul Klotz: With the Enhanced Games, 'we are witnessing the return of the circus'
The Enhanced Games, launching in Las Vegas, allow athletes to dope under medical supervision to break world records. Funded by tech billionaires and figures close to the US administration, the event aims to rival the Olympics. Critics argue that this approach undermines the core values of sports and reduces athletes to mere commodities in a spectacle-driven market.
- ▪The Enhanced Games allow athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision.
- ▪Participants can win up to $1 million for breaking world records.
- ▪The event is funded by prominent figures in American transhumanism, including tech billionaires and political figures.
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Sunday, May 24, marks the launch in Las Vegas, Nevada, of the Enhanced Games, conceived by Australian entrepreneur Aron D'Souza. The premise is simple: Athletes are allowed to dope under medical supervision in order to break world records in their respective disciplines, with a prize of up to $1 million (around €860,000) for each record broken. The Enhanced Games aim to rival the Olympic Games and become a major fixture in international sport. To that end, they are funded by the pillars of American transhumanism – tech billionaires such as Peter Thiel, as well as figures close to the US administration, including Donald Trump Jr.
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