Magnussen fires back at Aussie champ after flop
The Enhanced Games made one instant millionaire after Cameron McEvoy's 50m freestyle record was lowered on a day that underwhelmed.
The Enhanced Games made one instant millionaire after Cameron McEvoy's 50m freestyle record was lowered on a day that underwhelmed.
Hunter Armstrong pocketed $350,000 and struck a blow for "clean" athletes by winning the 50m backstroke at the inaugural Enhanced Games.
The Enhanced Games, on its debut, will divide sports forever on its stance about performance-enhancing drugs in mainstream events.
Jamie Jack, who's aiming to reach the LA Games, has clocked a personal best in the 50-metre freestyle and become the fifth-fastest Australian ever.
Any swimmer or official who competes in the Enhanced Games has been banned by World Aquatics. Mack Horton is in full support.
Swimming's global governing body has warned swimmers thinking about taking part in the Enhanced Games that they could face bans.
Pumped with performance-enhancing drugs, 'The Missile' swam a time more than a second slower than his PB, and would be 'smoked' by a clean athlete in a head-to-head race.
The Enhanced Games has courted considerable criticism and the Australian Olympic Committee boss has just joined the pile on.
'The Missile' could only watch in disbelief as the $1.5m novelty check he'd spent the past 12 months doping for was presented to someone else.
Retired Australian Olympian James Magnussen has been slammed by the boss of World Aquatics for promoting the Enhanced Games.