"The Olympic 100m silver and bronze medallist Fred Kerley will compete in the inaugural Enhanced Games, the event's organisers revealed on Wednesday, weeks after the Athletics Integrity Unit handed the American a provisional suspension for whereabouts failures. The 2022 100m world champion is the first track athlete and American man to join the event that permits athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs that are banned in official competition."
"I'm looking forward to this new chapter and competing at the Enhanced Games, said Kerley. The world record has always been the ultimate goal of my career. This now gives me the opportunity to dedicate all my energy to pushing my limits and becoming the fastest human to ever live. Organisers say that the Enhanced Games can help transform sports science as it bucks global anti-doping norms, while critics have derided it as dangerous to athletes' health."
Fred Kerley, the Olympic 100m silver and bronze medallist and 2022 100m world champion, will compete in the inaugural Enhanced Games. The Athletics Integrity Unit recently imposed a provisional suspension on Kerley for whereabouts failures. The Enhanced Games permits athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs that are banned in official competition and aims to push sports science boundaries. Organisers claim the event can transform sports science, while critics warn it poses health risks. The organisers filed an anti-trust lawsuit alleging an illegal campaign by World Aquatics, USA Swimming and WADA. Several elite swimmers, including Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud, have already signed on. The inaugural event is set for Las Vegas in May 2026.
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