Inside the Enhanced Games, aka 'The Doping Olympics' | The Global Story
What is the Enhanced Games and why is the competition so controversial? At the inaugural Enhanced Games this weekend, something unprecedented is taking place; professional
What is the Enhanced Games and why is the competition so controversial? At the inaugural Enhanced Games this weekend, something unprecedented is taking place; professional athletes from around the world will be encouraged to swim, lift, and sprint with the aid of performance enhancing drugs. The competition — nicknamed the 'Doping Olympics' — has provoked enormous controversy in the world of sport.
Enhanced runs counter to the many athletic organisations who have spent decades prioritising a crackdown on performance enhancing drugs. Many in the sporting world say that a competition that endorses doping will normalise unfair and possibly dangerous drug use. But supporters argue that the competition will facilitate the safe, open use of drugs that are often taken unsafely and without medical supervision at competitions elsewhere.
BBC sports editor Dan Roan joins us to break down all things Enhanced Games. His documentary, Enhanced Games: A Sporting Revolution or Dangerous Doping?, is available now on YouTube. For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:17 What are the Enhanced Games? 03:25 What drugs are athletes allowed to use?
08:35 What has been the reaction to the Enhanced Games? 12:42 Inside the Enhanced Games training camp 17:50 Who is giving the athletes drugs? 21:21 What are the health risks? 25:37 Conclusions
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