After attending the Enhanced Games, I told its founder it will fail by 2031. This is why | Sean Ingle
The Enhanced Games aims to attract fitness influencers to compete alongside elite athletes next year. Despite criticism and mediocre performances, the event is not going away, as some elite athletes are tempted by the financial rewards. Organizers believe in the transformative power of performance-enhancing drugs, which has led to a controversial atmosphere at the event.
- ▪Enhanced Games plans to invite fitness influencers to compete alongside elite athletes next year.
- ▪Only one record was broken during the event, and many performances were considered mediocre.
- ▪Some elite athletes are drawn to the financial incentives offered by the Enhanced Games.
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Enhanced Games plans to invite fitness influences to compete alongside elite athletes next year. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenEnhanced Games plans to invite fitness influences to compete alongside elite athletes next year. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/AFP/Getty ImagesEnhanced GamesAfter attending the Enhanced Games, I told its founder it will fail by 2031. This is whySean IngleWhile the event’s movers and shakers are rich and smart, they don’t come across as caring deeply about sportTue 26 May 2026 15.00 EDTShareI woke up in Las Vegas on Monday to an avalanche of messages from people across elite sport asking about the Enhanced Games. Some wanted to know what it was really like.
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