Enhanced Games End With 1 Unofficial Record as 3 Clean Athletes Take Wins

10 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 25

Kristian Gkolomeev’s 20.81-second 50m freestyle—0.08 seconds faster than Cameron McEvoy’s mark—gave the inaugural Enhanced Games their only claimed record after five hours of missed targets.
That swim still will not count officially because Gkolomeev used banned drugs and an outlawed skinsuit, underscoring how the Las Vegas event fell short of promises to deliver multiple records.
Three drug-free athletes still won events: Fred Kerley took the men’s 100m, Tristan Evelyn won the women’s 100m in 11.25 seconds, and Hunter Armstrong captured the men’s 50m backstroke, each earning $250,000.
Other headline attempts fizzled, including Thor Bjornsson’s failed bid to top his 510kg deadlift best, while organizers even granted weightlifter Boady Santavy an extra snatch attempt after three misses.
Max Martin said the Games would return next year despite the underwhelming results; organizers said about 250,000 watched live on YouTube.

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