This Thiel-backed venture allows doping in its own sports

Backed by Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital, the Enhanced Games aims to disrupt the Olympics with a contention that allows athletes to dope. Launching successful Las Vegas successful May 2026, the games committedness $1 cardinal bounties for breaking satellite records and thin connected a concern exemplary reminiscent of Red Bull’s, utilizing the spectacle arsenic selling for aboriginal enhancement products. 

Today connected TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan spoke with Aron D’Souza, co-founder and President of the Enhanced Games, astir the concern of enhancement, what it means to physique successful the longevity space, and who gets to bash it. 

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