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☆ Enhanced Games Are Olympics With Steroids, Pay; Meet the Founder
  + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +14 min
Several countries pay bonuses to medal winners, and high-profile athletes may get brand deals and sponsorships, but many Olympic athletes live quiet lives. AdvertisementD'Souza suggested he received funding for the Enhanced Games in the "single-digit millions" but declined to specify the amount. So far, it's unclear what kind of talent Enhanced Games will attract. He said that at the Enhanced Games, athletes would get comprehensive health checkups to monitor the effects of "whatever enhancement protocols" they're on and ensure they're fit to compete. D'Souza said he planned to announce more details about the Enhanced Games this summer — right around the Paris Olympics.
Persons: Aron D'Souza, gymgoers, D'Souza, Thomas Bach, Bach, Uber, Christian, Christian Angermayer, Balaji Srinivasan, Coinbase's, Peter Thiel, Angermayer, Srinivasan, Thiel, Hulk, Charles Harder, Harder, didn't, Sargon, Peter, VCs, Thiel hasn't, he's, James Magnussen, James, he'd, Marta Nawrocka, BI's Gabby Landsverk, Jim Walden, Grigory Rodchenkov, it's, who'd Organizations: International, Olympic, IOC, West Germany's Olympic, The New York Times, Business, Apeiron Investment, University of Melbourne, Gawker Media, BuzzFeed, Gawker, Abrams, Australian Financial, US, Doping Agency, UFC, Drug Free, NFL, NBA, MLB, Testing Agency, ITA, CNN, FBI, Sports, Gaming Initiative, Paris Locations: Miami, Lausanne, Switzerland, Oxford, Australian, Russia
☆ Swimmer says he'll compete in Peter Thiel-backed Olympics for doped-up athletes and will 'juice to the gills' for $1 million prize
  + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A retired swimmer has accepted an offer to compete in the Enhanced Games. He agreed to "juice to the gills" for a $1 million prize for beating a swimming record. The Enhanced Games, with the backing of Peter Thiel, wouldn't be subject to anti-doping rules. AdvertisementMagnussen said: "If they put up a $1 million for the 50-freestyle world record, I'll come on board as their first athlete." SEN EXCLUSIVE | @james_maggie91 agrees to compete in the @enhanced_games after founder agrees to a $1 million prize if he breaks a world record.
Persons: Peter Thiel, wouldn't, —, James Magnussen, Magnussen, he's, César, Aron D'Souza, it's, D'Souza, Sydney's SEN, SEN, @james_maggie91, Brandy SEN 1170AM, James Organizations: Service, Doping Agency Locations: Brandy SEN 1170AM Sydney
☆ Peter Thiel's 'Olympics on steroids' says it's considering letting athletes compete wearing Apple's Vision Pro
  + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Read previewThe CEO of the Enhanced Games — dubbed the "Olympics on steroids" by some — said that in addition to allowing performance-enhancing drugs, they are also open to athletes using tools like Apple's Vision Pro. "Imagine a javelin thrower using Vision Pro," he said, referring to the recently launched mixed-reality Apple headset. Earlier this week, retired Australian swimmer James Magnussen said he'd accepted an offer to compete at the Enhanced Games, making him the first athlete to do so. D'Souza said that the use of AR, VR, and mixed-reality technology might not be approved in time for the first Enhanced Games. Ultimately, the Enhanced Games are about "the future, technology, about progress," D'Souza said, contrasting it with the Olympic Games, which he described as being about Ancient Greece and the past.
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