10-09-2025 16:15 via theguardian.com

Olympic medallist Ben Proud becomes first British athlete to join Enhanced Games

Swimmer won silver for GB in Paris last summerEvent allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugsThe Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud has become the first Briton to join the Enhanced Games, an event that allows athletes to take ­performance-enhancing drugs.The 30-year-old, who came second in the 50m freestyle in Paris last summer, does not believe the event undermines clean sport. “I think [the Enhanced Games] opens up the potential avenue to excel in a very different way,
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