About this episode
The episode recaps the inaugural Enhanced Games and discusses the unexpected outcomes, including a clean swimmer outperforming doped athletes.
The Enhanced Games, described by some as the Steroid Olympics, promised to shatter world records and redefine sport. Instead, a clean swimmer beat doped athletes, and Australia's biggest name finished last. Today we’ll recap how we got here, and break down what actually happened at this week’s inaugural games in Vegas. Sign up to the TDA Culture newsletter here . Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons Producer: Rosa Bowden Today's podcast was sponsored by YWCA, to learn more please visit: ywca.org.au/membership Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA? Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletter Subscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Emma Gillespie, Billi FitzSimons
Topics covered
- Enhanced Games
- sports
- doping
- Olympics
- world records
- swimming
Keywords
- Enhanced Games
- Steroid Olympics
- doping
- swimming
- world records
- Australia
- Vegas
Sponsors
YWCA
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Vegas, Australia
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