Swimmer James Magnussen says he would ‘come on board as their first athlete’, but others view the proposed event as ‘scary and dangerous’
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It has been described as dangerous by experts, while others are sceptical it will ever go ahead. In fact, there are few details about how the so-called Enhanced Games would operate, aside from one obvious point: it will have no drug testing.
But funded by venture capitalists and cryptocurrency backers, the idea of a drug-friendly sporting competition is gaining prominence, even more so in recent days.