UKAD statement on The Enhanced Games
Dated: Wednesday 5 July 2023
In response to media coverage of The Enhanced Games, a concept endorsing a major sports event without drugs testing and athletes' use of performance enhancing drugs, below is a statement from UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) outlining our position.
Jane Rumble, UKAD’s Chief Executive said:
“UKAD is extremely concerned by the concept of an Enhanced Games. The premise of sports competitions that allow performance enhancing drugs is unsafe, dangerous to athletes’ health and wellbeing, and flies in the face of fair play.
"Clean athletes have campaigned for years for their right to compete on a level-playing field, to be able to represent their country and communities with honour and integrity, and to play with truth and honesty.
"Sport has a duty to care. Anti-doping, under the World Anti-Doping Code, exists today to protect fair and clean sport and to champion the rights of clean athletes.
"We believe competing is about respect, hard work and determination, not a dangerous game of endorsing drug use to enhance performance. We are committed to working with athletes to champion their rights, their health and their wellbeing.
"UKAD’s mission is to protect sport from doping cheats. There is no place in sport for performance enhancing drugs, nor the Enhanced Games.”
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