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Enhanced Games Sues World Aquatics, Others for $800 million<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Enhanced Games, a performance-enhancing drugs-fueled spectacle, is suing sports governing bodies on antitrust grounds.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in New York<\/a>. The World Anti-Doping Agency, World Aquatics and USA Swimming are listed as defendants. It is seeking $800 million in damages and injunctive relief, arguing that existing anti-doping regulations by the organizations somehow constitute a monopoly on athletes.<\/p>\n

The Enhanced Games is due to debut in 2026. It is premised on allowing and even encouraging athletes \u2013 swimming has been at the leading edge \u2013 to dope freely in the quest of breaking barriers of human performance. Led by Aron D\u2019Souza,<\/strong> it has attracted few competitors, fewer successes and has roundly been rejected by the sporting establishment. As such, it\u2019s seeking profit via litigative means.<\/p>\n

When the Enhanced Games announced its intention to hold an event in 2026, existing bodies including those named as plaintiffs responded by clearly articulating a stance against the competition. Bodies like the United States Anti-Doping Agency also increased their communication to athletes to clearly outline the risks of participation.<\/p>\n

World Aquatics adopted a new bylaw<\/a> aimed at \u201crelevant persons\u201d who serve as \u201ccoach, trainer, manager, training partner, doctor or physiotherapist\u201d as well as participant in the Enhanced Games to be ineligible to ever again by accredited for a World Aquatics event or employed by a World Aquatics entity. WADA has decried the event as dangerous and irresponsible<\/a> and has, \u201cfor the sake of athlete health and the purity of sport\u201d endeavored to prevent the event happening. USADA head Travis Tygart characterized the Enhanced Games as, \u201ca dangerous clown show that puts profit over principle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bodies like WADA have essentially viewed participation in the Enhanced Games as a one-way door out of legitimate sport.<\/p>\n

D\u2019Souza and his band of provocateurs are positing that as the excuse for only five athletes so far wanting to endanger their health in search of $500,000 in prize money. Three of those athletes are swimmers, including Australian James Magnussen,<\/strong> whose first attempt at the world record in the 50 has been an abject failure<\/a>. There\u2019s also been one registration in track and field and weightlifting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"