Sports competitions with officially sanctioned doping will be held in the USA

In May 2026, the Enhanced Games sports competition will be held in Las Vegas. "advanced games"), where doping will be encouraged. This was reported by The Guardian on May 21.

"For four days, participants will compete in running, powerlifting and swimming, having full access to drugs and treatments prohibited in almost all other elite sports competitions," the material says.

Billed as a revolution in sports and science, the event aims to embody what the organizers call "superhumanity" — a future in which pharmaceutical and technological improvements will become the norm in elite competitions.

"We are creating a new category of human perfection. A world in which sports performance—enhancing drugs are used safely, openly, and under medical supervision," says Enhanced Games' promotional materials.

The founder of the event, Aron D'Souza, an Australian entrepreneur from London, argues that the current anti-doping policy is outdated and hypocritical. The organizers promise a thorough medical examination, but instead of passing traditional anti-doping tests, athletes will have to disclose which substances they use.

The Director General of the American anti-doping Agency, Travis Tygart, spoke rather sharply about the planned competitions.

"This is a dangerous clown show, not a real sport," he said.

The first Enhanced Games will be held on May 21-24, 2026 in Las Vegas. The prize pool is up to $500,000 for each competition, as well as a $1 million bonus for a world record in the 100 m sprint or 50 m freestyle.

The project is being implemented with the support of American billionaire Peter Thiel, founder of the PayPal payment system, as well as investments from 1789 Capital, a company headed by Donald Trump Jr.

President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) On May 18, Witold Banka called on his team to change the anti-doping code in order to distinguish accidental contamination of samples from intentional doping. According to the head of WADA, the system should not be too rigid.