Swimmer Gkolomeev ‘beats’ record at drug-fuelled Enhanced Games
May 26, 2026
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LAS VEGAS, United States — Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev was the only athlete to “beat” a world record Sunday at the Enhanced Games, winning the men’s 50m freestyle at the divisive event where competitors were free to take performance-enhancing substances.
His time of 20.81sec — which is not considered official — came in the final event of the night in Las Vegas, sparing the blushes of organisers, who had predicted that multiple world records would be surpassed due to a sophisticated doping regime.
Gkolomeev, who was also wearing a synthetic “supersuit” long banned at events such as the Olympics, went faster than Australia’s Cameron McEvoy’s mark of 20.88 set in March.
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