Swimming - Battling FINA Records
Swimming is the flagship discipline of Enhanced Games - and for good reason. World records in swimming have stood for years: Caeleb Dressel (50m, 20.91s), César Cielo (50m freestyle, 20.91s), Adam Peaty (100m breaststroke, 56.88s). Enhanced Games organizers claim that with pharmacological support these results can be beaten.
Planned swimming events:
- 50m freestyle (W/M)
- 100m freestyle (W/M)
- 200m freestyle (W/M)
- 50m butterfly (W/M)
- 100m backstroke (W/M)
- 100m breaststroke (W/M)
- 4×100m freestyle relay (mixed)
Each event carries a $1 million bonus for breaking the FINA world record. This unprecedented combination of sport and money attracts former Olympians and record holders.
Sprint - Kerley vs Bolt
The most media-friendly confrontation of Enhanced Games: can Fred Kerley (current world champion, 9.76s) break Usain Bolt’s 2009 world record (9.58s) with legal PED support?
Scientists are skeptical - the 0.18s gap is enormous. Pharmacological models suggest a maximum performance gain of roughly 1–2% with optimal EPO and HGH, yielding a time of around 9.58–9.62s. Breaking Bolt’s record is unlikely but not impossible.
Planned athletics events:
- 60m (W/M) - indoor world record target
- 100m (W/M) - headline event
- 200m (W/M)
- Shot put (W/M)
- High jump (W/M)
Weightlifting
Enhanced Games weightlifters compete without pharmacological restrictions, making this discipline particularly interesting. IWF world records have stood for years - organizers expect them to fall in almost every weight category.
Weight categories:
- Up to 61 kg (W/M)
- Up to 73 kg (W/M)
- Up to 89 kg (W/M)
- Up to 102 kg (W/M)
- Over 102 kg (W/M)
Scores are assessed across snatch and clean & jerk, with the total determining placement.
Strongman
Strongman at Enhanced Games is a hybrid of classic strength events with pop spectacle. The format features 4 events:
- Log Press - pressing a log overhead, max reps in 60 seconds
- Atlas Stones - placing stone balls on platforms
- Deadlift - timed deadlift, weight set after qualifiers
- Truck Pull - pulling a truck 20 meters
This is the only discipline without direct records to beat - results depend on specific athletes and conditions.
Why These Disciplines
Enhanced Games deliberately chose objectively measurable disciplines (time, kilograms) - no judges, no subjective scoring. This eliminates one potential criticism of result manipulation.
Organizers have announced plans to expand the discipline list in future editions (2027, 2028) to include cycling, rowing and possibly MMA in a special format.