2026 Enhanced Games

Twenty three events were held in three sports:^[1]

Athletes from 24 countries competed at the 2026 Enhanced Games:^[2]

Forty two athletes competed at the 2026 Enhanced Games:

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Country	Athlete	Sport	Olympics
Australia	James Magnussen	Swimming	2012 ( ), 2016 ()
Greece	Kristian Gkolomeev	Swimming	2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
United States	Megan Romano	Swimming	–
Ukraine	Andriy Govorov	Swimming	2012, 2016
Bulgaria	Josif Miladinov	Swimming	2020, 2024
Ireland	Shane Ryan[3]	Swimming	2016, 2020, 2024
Ireland	Max McCusker[4]	Swimming	2024
United Kingdom	Ben Proud	Swimming	2016, 2020, 2024 ()
United States	Fred Kerley[a]	Athletics	2020 (), 2024 ()
Germany	Marius Kusch[5]	Swimming	2020
Canada	Boady Santavy[6]	Weightlifting	2020, 2024
United States	Wesley Kitts[7]	Weightlifting	2020, 2024
France	Mouhamadou Fall[8]	Athletics	2020
Colombia	Isabella Arcila[9]	Swimming	2016, 2020
Brazil	Felipe Lima[9]	Swimming	2012, 2020
Poland	Natalia Fryckowska[9]	Swimming	–
Russia	Evgenii Somov[9]	Swimming	2024
Liberia	Emmanuel Matadi[9]	Athletics	2016, 2020, 2024
Dominican Republic	Beatriz Pirón[9]	Weightlifting	2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
United States	Cody Miller[10]	Swimming	2016 ( )
United States	Shania Collins[11]	Athletics	–
United Kingdom	Reece Prescod[12]	Athletics	2020
Iceland	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson[13]	Strongman	–
United States	Marvin Bracy[14]	Athletics	2016
United States	Taylor Anderson[14]	Athletics	–
Germany	Mike Bryan[14]	Athletics	–
South Africa	Clarence Munyai[14]	Athletics	2016, 2020
Jamaica	Shockoria Wallace[14]	Athletics	–
Colombia	Yoni Andica[15]	Weightlifting	–
Chile	Arley Méndez[15]	Weightlifting	2020
Colombia	Leydi Solís[15]	Weightlifting	2008 (), 2016
Colombia	Juan Solís[15]	Weightlifting	–
Nigeria	Mariam Usman[15]	Weightlifting	2008 (), 2012, 2016
Guyana	Jasmine Abrams[16]	Athletics	2020
United Kingdom	Emily Barclay[16]	Swimming	–
Mexico	Miguel de Lara[16]	Swimming	2024
Bulgaria	Antani Ivanov[16]	Swimming	2020
Jamaica	Denae McFarlane[16]	Athletics	–
Canada	Mitchell Hooper[17]	Strongman	–
United States	Hunter Armstrong[a][18]	Swimming	2020 (), 2024 ( )
Barbados	Tristan Evelyn[a][19]	Athletics	–
United States	Dylan Cooper[20]	Weightlifting	–

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The inaugural 2026 Games featured approximately 50 athletes competing across athletics, swimming, weightlifting, and strongman events. Because the Enhanced Games operate outside the jurisdiction of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and traditional sporting federations, records broken at the event are not officially recognized by governing bodies such as World Athletics or World Aquatics.^[21]

The event offered substantial financial incentives, including a $250,000 base prize for event winners and a $1 million bonus for breaking officially recognized world records. Athletes were permitted to compete as "enhanced" or "non-enhanced" competitors. Both 100-meter sprint winners, Fred Kerley and Tristan Evelyn, claimed to have competed without the use of performance-enhancing drugs, even submitting to testing by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) ahead of the event to prove their natural status.^[22]

Athletics

Despite high expectations for record-breaking times, the track events were marred by multiple false starts and weaker-than-anticipated fields. Kerley won the men's 100-meter dash in 9.97 seconds, significantly slower than his personal best and the world record he had teased breaking.^[21]

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Athletics Results (Selected)

Event	First Place	Second Place	Third Place
Men's 100 m	Fred Kerley (USA) 9.97	Emmanuel Matadi (LBR) 10.05	Marvin Bracy (USA) 10.39
Women's 100 m	Tristan Evelyn (BAR) 11.25	Shania Collins (USA) 11.43	Taylor Anderson (USA) 11.48

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Swimming

The swimming events produced the Games' only world-record-beating performance. Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev finished the 50-meter freestyle in 20.81 seconds, undercutting the official world record of 20.88 set by Cameron McEvoy and earning the $1 million bonus.^[21] Conversely, former world champion James Magnussen, who was the first high-profile athlete to publicly sign onto the Games and pledge to use performance enhancers, flopped and finished last in the 100-meter freestyle final.^[23]

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Swimming Results (Selected)

Event	First Place	Second Place	Third Place
Men's 50 m freestyle	Kristian Gkolomeev (GRE) 20.81 UW[a]	Ben Proud (GBR) 20.98	Andriy Govorov (UKR) 21.79
Men's 100 m freestyle	Kristian Gkolomeev (GRE) 46.60	Hunter Armstrong (USA) 48.09	Shane Ryan (IRL) 48.92

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Weightlifting and Strongman

Strongman competitors Hafthor Bjornsson and Mitchell Hooper competed in a deadlift showdown. Both men attempted to break the all-time world record of 510 kg (1,124 lbs) by calling for 515 kg (1,135 lbs) on their final lifts. Bjornsson secured the victory based on his successful second attempt of 475 kg, though both men ultimately failed their world record attempts in the final round.^[24]

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Deadlift Showdown Results

Athlete	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Final Placement
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (ISL)	425 kg (Success)	475 kg (Success)	515 kg (Fail)	1st
Mitchell Hooper (CAN)	400 kg (Success)	440 kg (Success)	515 kg (Fail)	2nd

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