In the scorching heat of Nevada, a Canadian weightlifter named Boady Santavy attempts to lift a 183-kilogram barbell. If he succeeds, he wins $250,000. Although Santavy has muscles reminiscent of Marvel superheroes, he failed to break the world record this time. He is one of the participants in the Enhanced Games held in Las Vegas — a controversial competition where almost all athletes use performance-enhancing drugs (doping). This is reported by Techcrunch.com reports .
Dubbed the “Steroid Olympics” by critics, these games completely set aside traditional sports rules. Participants take anabolics, testosterone, peptides, and growth hormones under medical supervision. Before the competition, athletes prepared in the United Arab Emirates for 12 weeks under the guidance of doctors using special “protocols” — drug cocktails. Prizes of up to $1 million are promised for winners and those who break world records.
Behind this strange spectacle stands Silicon Valley. The Enhanced Games project is a startup product organized by experts in cryptocurrency, AI, and biotechnology. The project is funded by major figures such as renowned investor Peter Thiel and former Coinbase executive Balaji Srinivasan. This event is part of the “human enhancement” industry, which is gaining popularity in Silicon Valley.
However, traditional sports organizations are strongly opposing this initiative. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) called these games “dangerous.” US Anti-Doping Agency head Travis Tygart described it as a “farce that prioritizes profit over human health.” Nevertheless, technology giants continue to support the idea of “modernizing” the human body with the help of drugs.
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