\n
The World Anti-Doping Agency has called the Enhanced Games ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ – Copyright AFP Andrej Ivanov<\/small><\/em><\/p>\nBetween 50 and 100 athletes set to compete at the Paris Olympics\u00a0are \u201cin the sign-up process\u201d for the inaugural Enhanced Games, where doping will be allowed, the event\u2019s chief claims.<\/p>\n
Aron D\u2019Souza, who founded the Enhanced Games in 2023 to boost athletes\u2019 incomes, made the declaration to News Corp newspapers in Australia on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a great many who are in the sign-up process at the moment, who are competing at (the) Paris (Olympics),\u201d said D\u2019Souza of his maiden Games, which are slated for 2025 with venue and broadcast negotiations \u201cwell-advanced\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would hope 50-100 is (the number) of Paris Olympic alumni who would be competing at the first Games,\u201d he added, without specifying whether the sign-up process was a written contract or simply verbal interest<\/p>\n
\u201cYou will see at the Paris Olympics, some athletes are going to be very open about the Enhanced Games concept. We have quite a plan for the Paris Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Olympians would come from across the Enhanced Games\u2019 five core disciplines -\u2013 swimming and diving, track and field, weightlifting, combat sports and gymnastics.<\/p>\n
Under its model, athletes would get a base salary with million-dollar bounties for world records.<\/p>\n
They would not be subject to World Anti-Doping Agency rules with competitors able to use performance-enhancing drugs\u00a0to achieve the feat \u2014 a concept met with disdain by the Olympic movement.<\/p>\n
WADA has dubbed the Games \u201cdangerous and irresponsible\u201d while World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said anyone \u201cmoronic enough\u201d to take part faced being banned \u201cfor a long time\u201d.<\/p>\n
Former Australian champion swimmer James Magnussen, who won 100m freestyle world titles in 2011 and 2013, is the highest profile athlete so far to publically voice support.<\/p>\n
D\u2019Souza said he was not at liberty to name any of the 50 to 100 Olympic competitors, but claimed 1,500 athletes had formally applied to take part in the Enhanced Games since he first put the call out.<\/p>\n
He said there had been \u201cgreat traction\u201d among swimmers and strength sports like powerlifting, but admitted to finding it \u201ca bit more challenging in sprint distance track and field\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur perfect candidate is not the 19-year-old who is going to their Olympics for the first time,\u201d added the London-based Australian businessman, who has backing from some high-profile venture capitalists including American billionaire Peter Thiel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the 28-year-old who has gone to the Olympics twice and won a silver medal and they\u2019re like, \u2018I don\u2019t want to become a personal trainer\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey feel like they have got a little bit more in them before their \u2018retirement\u2019 and put out to pasture at age 30 in elite sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Enhanced Games chief says ’50 to 100′ Paris Olympians ready to sign up
\n
#Enhanced #Games #chief #Paris #Olympians #ready #sign<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The World Anti-Doping Agency has called the Enhanced Games ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ – Copyright AFP…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[585,3994,2517,3995,1709,2654,1865],"yoast_head":"\n
Enhanced Games chief says '50 to 100' Paris Olympians ready to sign up - International Pulse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Enhanced Games chief says '50 to 100' Paris Olympians ready to sign up - International Pulse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The World Anti-Doping Agency has called the Enhanced Games ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ – Copyright AFP...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"International Pulse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-05T08:04:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306\",\"name\":\"Enhanced Games chief says '50 to 100' Paris Olympians ready to sign up - International Pulse\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-05T08:04:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-05T08:04:35+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/#\/schema\/person\/d507bf8682a9ef7e3ad7a69d9db5e1c3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Enhanced Games chief says ’50 to 100′ Paris Olympians ready to sign up\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/\",\"name\":\"International Pulse\",\"description\":\"There's a different sound here\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/#\/schema\/person\/d507bf8682a9ef7e3ad7a69d9db5e1c3\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8e3f392738821708fe4235b6ffa7215?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8e3f392738821708fe4235b6ffa7215?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/automatic-news\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Enhanced Games chief says '50 to 100' Paris Olympians ready to sign up - International Pulse","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Enhanced Games chief says '50 to 100' Paris Olympians ready to sign up - International Pulse","og_description":"The World Anti-Doping Agency has called the Enhanced Games ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ – Copyright AFP...","og_url":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306","og_site_name":"International Pulse","article_published_time":"2024-05-05T08:04:35+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306","url":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306","name":"Enhanced Games chief says '50 to 100' Paris Olympians ready to sign up - International Pulse","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-05-05T08:04:35+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-05T08:04:35+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/#\/schema\/person\/d507bf8682a9ef7e3ad7a69d9db5e1c3"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7306#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Enhanced Games chief says ’50 to 100′ Paris Olympians ready to sign up"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/","name":"International Pulse","description":"There's a different sound here","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/#\/schema\/person\/d507bf8682a9ef7e3ad7a69d9db5e1c3","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8e3f392738821708fe4235b6ffa7215?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8e3f392738821708fe4235b6ffa7215?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/automatic-news"],"url":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?author=1"}]}},"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3e6ccfcc229a7c7dc8072c2fa8a490fba79f4610.jpg",768,491,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3e6ccfcc229a7c7dc8072c2fa8a490fba79f4610-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3e6ccfcc229a7c7dc8072c2fa8a490fba79f4610-300x192.jpg",300,192,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3e6ccfcc229a7c7dc8072c2fa8a490fba79f4610.jpg",640,409,false],"large":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3e6ccfcc229a7c7dc8072c2fa8a490fba79f4610.jpg",640,409,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3e6ccfcc229a7c7dc8072c2fa8a490fba79f4610.jpg",768,491,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3e6ccfcc229a7c7dc8072c2fa8a490fba79f4610.jpg",768,491,false],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3e6ccfcc229a7c7dc8072c2fa8a490fba79f4610.jpg",768,491,false],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3e6ccfcc229a7c7dc8072c2fa8a490fba79f4610.jpg",768,491,false],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3e6ccfcc229a7c7dc8072c2fa8a490fba79f4610.jpg",768,491,false],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3e6ccfcc229a7c7dc8072c2fa8a490fba79f4610-540x340.jpg",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3e6ccfcc229a7c7dc8072c2fa8a490fba79f4610-400x250.jpg",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?cat=7\" rel=\"category\">Stories<\/a>","tag_info":"Stories","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7306"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}