Enhanced Games: A Sporting Revolution or Dangerous Doping? | Full Documentary | BBC Sport

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The Enhanced Games is one of sport's most controversial concepts. A multi-sport event where athletes, under medical supervision, are allowed to take performance enhancing drugs. The aim is to break world records in swimming, sprinting and weightlifting events for a total prize of 25 million dollars. There has been widespread criticism from sporting authorities and anti-doping bodies to the Games. BBC Sports Editor Dan Roan visits its training camp in Abu Dhabi. 00:00 Inside the Enhanced Games training camp 01:30 How the Enhanced Games work and what’s permitted 02:23 Athletes join: motivations, money and credibility 04:38 Governing bodies respond and issue bans 06:12 Medical supervision and what drugs are involved 07:34 Athlete backlash, criticism and ethical concerns 10:01 Health risks, long‑term dangers and expert views 15:15 Money, world records and the future of the Enhanced Games Follow more on the BBC Sport app, iPlayer and Sounds. ============= SUBSCRIBE so you never

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