Proposal is ‘laughable’, says former swimmer Kieren PerkinsAustralian Olympian questions whether event will go ahead
Australian Sports Commission chief executive Kieren Perkins has warned the push to allow athletes to take performance enhancing drugs and compete in an organised event dubbed the Enhanced Games could lead to deaths.
The games are being promoted by venture capitalists and tech entrepreneurs, and Australian former Olympic medallist and world champion swimmer James Magnussen said in February he wanted to compete.