Athletes have arrived in Abu Dhabi to begin testing for the one of world’s most controversial sporting events, three months before the beginning of the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas.
So far, 37 swimmers, runners and powerlifters have signed up to be put through their paces by coaches and doctors who will give them performance enhancing drugs in an effort to reach new levels of endurance and achievement.
The games divide opinion. While some say they shine light into the darkest corners of professional sport, others claim they have thrown a lifeline to athletes struggling financially and offer valuable health data.
Brett Hawke competed for Australia in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, served as head coach for the Bahamas in 2012 and assistant for Brazil in 2008 and 2016. Now, swimming team head coach for Enhanced, Mr Hawke said he was excited about the “experiment”.
“The possibilities are somewhat endless,” said Mr Hawke, a fully registered US swimming coach.
“It’s a new endeavour, exciting. That's why the athletes are in this.
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