The Enhanced Games began with a bang. One World Record smashed, the other looked unachievable, Yankee Scores reports.
On Sunday night in the Enhanced Games 100-meter final, Fred Kerley ran a 9.97-second time to win, a race where sprinters had to be placed on the starting blocks four times due to untied shoes and false starts.
Kerley predicted Usian Bolt’s 9.58 seconds world record would be “destroyed” before the game began. He ran a time of 9.81 seconds to win bronze at the last Paris Olympics two years ago.
The highlight of the day came in the swimming category. After 4 hours of swimming, weightlifting and track races,
The record would not be recorded, because just as the name of the competition suggests, the Enhanced Games allow performance-enhancing drugs that are banned in mainstream sports.
Gkolomeev had also won a $1 million bonus from Enhanced last year for swimming faster than the world record during a “trial.”
“Another million, it’s not bad at all,” he said. “It’s going to change my life to the good, for sure.“
Track also delivered drama, with Fred Kerley clocking 9.97 seconds in the 100 meters.
Kerley had drawn attention earlier in the week by calling out Usain Bolt’s 17‑year‑old world record, prompting a brief response from the Jamaican legend. When the race began, however, the contest was marred by repeated false starts. Six runners were called back three times, once for a shoe adjustment and twice more after early motion triggered signals, though no disqualifications were issued.
“It was a lot of false starts, a lot of jumping, a lot of people who didn’t want to run their heats,” Kerley said afterward. “Got to do better than that. I’m ready to run fast.”
Despite the chaos, Kerley surged to victory in the final, insisting he is not using performance enhancers. His win earned him the $250,000 first‑place prize, underscoring the lucrative rewards athletes are chasing at the inaugural Enhanced Games.
