The Enhanced Games have drawn plenty of criticism, as it is going to be an Olympic-styled occasion that brazenly permits performance-enhancing medication.
The occasion’s founder, Dr. Aron D’Souza, has maintained that the competitors shall be honest and balanced, as nobody can have something to cover, however extra importantly, his principal purpose is to show that steroids and different PEDs may be taken safely.
The video games, not like the Olympics, shall be giving out money prizes, most notably providing a $1 million prize to Australian swimmer James Magnussen if he can beat the world document within the 50-meter freestyle. (It wouldn’t be formally acknowledged.)
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But one Olympic gold medalist says his response could be “Absolutely no” if he got the money prize provide.
Richard Thompson, of Trinidad and Tobago, completed second within the 100 meters within the 2008 Olympics to Usain Bolt. He was later awarded a gold medal within the 4×100-meter relay as a result of a member of the Jamaican group, initially the winners, testing optimistic for PEDs. (Jamaica reclaimed gold in 2012, with Thompson’s squad ending in second.)
Thompson admits that he understands the argument that the occasion is honest. Considering his ordeal, who may blame him for that opinion, as he says he was robbed of a real euphoric feeling. But there’s extra to life than cash and, in his thoughts, not competing the correct approach.
Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago celebrates his second-place end within the Men’s 100m Final on the National Stadium on Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008, in Beijing, China. (Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
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Now a coach and teacher on the IMG Academy, he says he desires to show his athletes how you can function with “integrity.”
“I believe it’s extraordinarily necessary to grasp that there’s a lot extra to life than cash and fame and a focus. Who will we need to be seen as, who do we wish individuals to recollect us as, what do we wish our legacy to be? One of the explanation why I used to be employed right here at IMG is as a result of they noticed that I used to be a high-character particular person . . . ” Thompson stated in a latest interview with Fox News Digital.
“I retired because the Tenth-fastest runner on the time, and that record of No. 1 to 10, there have been two individuals to have by no means examined optimistic for any performance-enhancing drug or be implicated in any drug scandal . . . the 2 individuals on that record have been Usain Bolt and myself. They’ll by no means must doubt the person who represents their model and their values and ideas that they need to be working by.
Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago and Usain Bolt of Jamaica cross the road within the Men’s 100m Final on the National Stadium on Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008, in Beijing, China. Usain Bolt of Jamaica completed the occasion in first place with a time of 9.69, a brand new World Record. Thompson claimed silver. (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
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“I believe the way in which that we see life generally is we glance via this lens of ‘I need cash, fame, followers.’ Things that make us really feel necessary. But as you mature in life, sure, we want cash to do issues, no query about that. But the issues which can be actually necessary is your life, your well being, and your loved ones, and to me, that’s value greater than $1 million.”
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