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Drug Olympics becomes a reality as athletes told to cheat at wild new sporting event
Athletes using performance-enhancing drugs have been tipped to smash world records in a controversial new event which is set to make its debut next year. Billed as an alternative to the Olympics, those competing in the Enhanced Games will be actively encouraged to use banned substances and methods that are prohibited in professional sports. Their website openly states that performance enhancers ‘should be embraced and celebrated in elite competition’.
Some athletes have already started using banned substances in preparation for the event. Earlier this year, organisers claimed that a doped swimmer had broken the world record over 50 metres in a time trial. Kristian Gkolomeev, 31, who came fifth at the last Olympics, was said to have clocked a time of 20.89 seconds to beat the long-standing record set by Cesar Cielo in 2009.
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