Tristan Evelyn Defends Participation in Controversial Enhanced Games

Fresh from her run-of-a-lifetime and which landed her a life-changing prize, Tristan Evelyn has written an impassioned note to justify and fully explain her decision to participate in the much-talked-about Enhanced Games.

She declared she ran as a “non-enhanced” (drug-free) competitor but there has been backlash in international circles following the fact that the made-for-TV, which attracted an online audience of close to a million, was not sanctioned by any reputable global agencies or governing bodies.

Evelyn declared her clean victory proved winning took “more than just chemistry” but added that she hoped it would not diminish interest in the Games in the future. The World Anti-Doping Agency pleaded that it was very concerned that the participating athletes would tempt more young people into using performance-enhancing drugs; but the organisers bullishly countered and called it “the future of sports and human performance”.

Before the event’s start on Sunday in Las Vegas, there was widespread condemnation of the activities as participants were allowed to use performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). Evelyn, the 28-year-old two-time Olympian, ran the race of a lifetime and came away as one of the biggest winners. She was first through the line in the women’s 100-metre dash and pocketed $500 000 for her 11 seconds of newfound fame.