Enhanced Games: The first-ever 'Steroid Olympics' hit Las Vegas
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2 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“The first-ever Enhanced Games -- widely dubbed the "Steroid Olympics" -- take place Sunday in Las Vegas”
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While the claim states the games 'take place Sunday', multiple sources (Wikipedia and web search) explicitly state the first event is set for May 21–24, 2026. The claim presents the event as happening now/this Sunday, whereas the evidence indicates it is a planned future event for 2026.
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— Benjamin Proud (born 21 September 1994) is an English competitive swimmer, who represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games, the FINA World Aquatics Championships and LEN European Aquatics Champions…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Proud
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Proud
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— The Enhanced Games (TEG) is a planned multi-sport event. Founded by Australian businessman Aron D'Souza, it plans to allow athletes to use performance-enhancing substances without being subject to dru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Games
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— Geno Petriashvili (Georgian: გენო პეტრიაშვილი; born 1 April 1994) is a Georgian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He is European champion in 2016 and 2020 and world champion in 2017, 2018 and 2019, as w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geno_Petriashvili
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geno_Petriashvili
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“elite sprinters, swimmers and weightlifters will vie for world records while taking banned performance-enhancing drugs”
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Wikipedia and multiple web search results confirm that the Enhanced Games are designed to allow athletes (specifically mentioning swimming, athletics/sprinters, and weightlifting) to use performance-enhancing substances without drug testing to attempt records.
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— Founded by Australian businessman Aron D'Souza, it plans to allow athletes to use performance-enhancing substances without being subject to drug tests; ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Games
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— 5 hours ago ... The drugs they use must be legal, and approved by the Federal Drug Administration. But substances like testosterone and human growth hormone ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedpz1zqp8po
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedpz1zqp8po
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— 11 hours ago ... Athletes who elected to compete on PEDs received a custom drug regimen crafted by the games' medical staff and could pick from drugs across five ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/track-field/new-sporting-even…
https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/track-field/new-sporting-even…
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