People can't be overly surprised by this as an initial response from the Swimming world body and is the right thing to do.
Regardless of whether you support the Enhanced Games or not, athletes that are part of the swimming world body, associated competitions and the Olympics are flat out not allowed to be doping. Any doping may give you a competitive advantage even in the off season that could benefit you during the season.
I could understand other sporting bodies doing something similar to prevent a grey area of athletes competing that have openly used PEDs. Sporting bodies around the world have spent a significant amount of time making sure athletes are performing equally without PEDs.
jfengel•8mo ago
The question is gonna come down to TV audiences. Will the Olympics continue to be watched, or will audiences flock to the superhuman feats on the other channel?
I know they won't run at the same time, but if the Olympics loses prestige people will stop watching. People already fail to watch these sports at any other time. People become weirdly invested in the 200m sprint for a few days every four years, and then forget about it. They're only interested in The Best, and the winner is the one who gets to define what Best means.
NoPicklez•8mo ago
Regardless of whether you support the Enhanced Games or not, athletes that are part of the swimming world body, associated competitions and the Olympics are flat out not allowed to be doping. Any doping may give you a competitive advantage even in the off season that could benefit you during the season.
I could understand other sporting bodies doing something similar to prevent a grey area of athletes competing that have openly used PEDs. Sporting bodies around the world have spent a significant amount of time making sure athletes are performing equally without PEDs.
jfengel•8mo ago
I know they won't run at the same time, but if the Olympics loses prestige people will stop watching. People already fail to watch these sports at any other time. People become weirdly invested in the 200m sprint for a few days every four years, and then forget about it. They're only interested in The Best, and the winner is the one who gets to define what Best means.