Athletes will compete at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas using performance-enhancing substances for the first time under a new framework. The event is founded by Aron D'Souza and permits athletes to use substances without conventional anti-doping rules. Substances must be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and administered under medical supervision, while athletes retain broad discretion otherwise. Enhancement is presented as historically recurring, including ancient practices like olive oil for temperature control and earlier beliefs about alcohol improving performance. Modern enhancement strategies are described as anabolic steroids for muscle and recovery, blood doping and EPO for oxygen delivery, and stimulants to reduce fatigue, with peptides potentially affecting hormone production. Evidence is strong for steroids, blood doping/EPO, and amphetamines, while evidence is weaker for peptides and other substances.
"Founded by Australian businessman Aron D'Souza, the competition allows athletes to perform without conventional anti-doping rules. Substances must be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and taken under medical supervision. But otherwise, it's up to the athletes."
"Andy Miah, a bioethicist at the UK's University of Salford, said the idea of enhancement is nothing new. "Back in the ancient Olympics, this included putting olive oil on the body to control body temperature," Miah told DW. "When modern sports began, it was common for the athletes to have a shot of alcohol, which was believed, mistakenly, to have an enhancing impact.""
"Michael Joyner, a physiologist at the Mayo Clinic in the US, told DW that modern enhancement strategies generally fall into three broad categories: Anabolic steroids that increase muscle mass and recovery Blood doping and EPO that improve oxygen delivery Stimulants that reduce fatigue In addition, peptides may encourage the body to produce greater amounts of beneficial hormones such as testosterone and EPO."
""There is clear evidence that steroids, blood doping/EPO, and amphetamines work," said Joyner. "Less so for the peptides and other substances.""
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