Equity Disruption via doping: Enhanced Games founder on the controversial 'future of sports'
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Oct 15, 2025 Aron D'Souza, co-founder and President of the Enhanced Games, has an intriguing vision for sports where doping is accepted. He argues that banning performance enhancers limits human potential and advocates for a fresh approach to athletics. The Enhanced Games promises exciting prizes, including a million-dollar bounty for breaking records. D'Souza believes that allowing advancements can drive breakthroughs in human longevity, but raises critical ethical questions about access and equity. Will this bold step reshape the future of sports and our understanding of enhancement?
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Sports' Hard Technology Cap
- Aron D'Souza argues sports have a hard technology cap due to Olympic anti-doping rules that block medical progress.
- Allowing enhancements on the field can demonstrate efficacy and accelerate human-performance science.
Fred Kerley Signed To Break Records
- Enhanced Games signed sprinter Fred Kerley and expects him to challenge Usain Bolt's 100m record using enhancements.
- D'Souza frames a potential record as a watershed moment proving enhanced athletes can outperform natural ones.
Enhancements Extend Athletic Prime
- D'Souza highlights older athletes breaking records using performance-enhancements under medical oversight.
- He uses examples to argue drugs can extend peak performance beyond traditional age limits.