After American Fred Kerley, a double Olympic medalist in the 100 meters, French athlete Mouhamadou Fall signed a contract on Thursday, October 23, with the Enhanced Games. These are often dubbed the “Doping Games” because “performance-enhancing substances” will be allowed under an announced protocol described as “safe, legal and science-based,” are set to hold their inaugural edition – with athletics, swimming and weightlifting events – in Las Vegas, Nevada, from May 21 to 24.
Offering huge bonuses to participating athletes, this project, launched by Australian entrepreneur Aron D’Souza in 2023, has sparked controversy in athletic and scientific circles. It openly aims to create a “super humanity,” to end the “hegemony of the Olympic Games,” and to challenge what organizers call the hypocrisy of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) – which has labeled the project “dangerous and irresponsible.” In an interview with The Worldthe multiple French champion in the 100 m and 200 m, who is suspended until July 2026 for failures to meet location requirements under anti-doping regulations, explains his choice, which has been condemned by French sports authorities.
You have announced your decision to join the Enhanced Games, which permit and even encourage supervised medical use of substances banned in traditional sporting competitions. What motivated your decision?
It’s an unprecedented and unique project and, for me, it’s not doping. Among athletes, we’re always talking about the limits of the human body, and here’s a chance to learn more. These are highly controlled, highly secure clinical trials under medical supervision on athletes that could improve many people’s lives.
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