An ‘Olympics’ that allows doping? A billionaire’s controversial dream that could change sport forever

An ‘Olympics’ that allows doping? A billionaire’s controversial dream that could change sport forever

Thirty-three years ago, U.S. athlete Mike Powell jumped 8.95 meters, setting a record that has yet to be broken. Even earlier, in 1985, Marita Koch ran the 400 meters in 47.6 seconds — faster than any woman had ever done before or has done so now — setting another of the longest-standing athletics records and winning gold for East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic. The GDR — which no longer exists — had long been suspected of doping its athletes. If the Enhanced Games — a sports competition with a format similar to the Olympic Games where “performance enhancements” are permitted — are allowed to go ahead, these records may soon be broken as well.

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