France, July 13 -- In May 2026, Las Vegas will play host to the Enhanced Games - a competition where doping is not just allowed, it's required. Behind the project are libertarian investors - including Donal Trump Jr - and athletes motivated by million-dollar prizes.

In February 2025, in an empty aquatic centre in North Carolina, USA, Kristian Gkolomeev is about to break the 50 metre freestyle world record held for 16 years by Cesar Cielo.

But this Greek swimmer - the European champion over this distance in June 2024, who came fifth in the race at the Paris Olympic Games - will never see this record ratified. Because the 32-year-old took banned substances in order to achieve this feat, becoming in the process the figurehead of a new spor...