Fred Kerley: Olympic sprint ace joins Enhanced Games doping fest
Double Olympic sprint medallist Fred Kerley will compete in the inaugural Enhanced Games, weeks after the Athletics Integrity Unit slapped the American with a provisional suspension for whereabouts failures.
The 2022 world champion and 2024 Olympic bronze medallist at 100m is the first track athlete and first American man to join the event that permits athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs that are banned in official competition.
“I’m looking forward to this new chapter and competing at the Enhanced Games,” said Kerley, who also won 100m silver at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“The world record has always been the ultimate goal of my career. This now gives me the opportunity to dedicate all my energy to pushing my limits and becoming the fastest human to ever live.”
Organisers say that the Enhanced Games can help transform sports science as it bucks global anti-doping norms, while critics have derided it as dangerous to athletes’ health.
Enhanced Games launched an anti-trust lawsuit against World Aquatics, USA Swimming and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for up to $US800 million ($A1.2 billion) in August, alleging an illegal campaign to “crush” the competition.
WADA previously slammed the event as “dangerous and irresponsible.”
Kerley joins several elite swimmers who have already signed on for the competition, including Olympic silver medallist swimmer Ben Proud, the first Briton to sign on.
The inaugural Enhanced Games is set for Las Vegas in May 2026.
