Olympics on Steroids: Why Shane Ryan Joined the Enhanced Games
16 October - 22 mins
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Newstalk Daily
When Irish Olympic swimmer Shane Ryan announced he would compete in the Enhanced Games, it sent a shockwave through the Irish sporting world.
These Games — a privately funded, doping-permitted alternative to the Olympics — are the brainchild of Dr Aron D’Souza, an Oxford-educated lawyer and entrepreneur with deep links to Silicon Valley’s libertarian tech elite. He calls it the “next step in human evolution.” Critics call it a dangerous vanity project that could destroy elite sport as we know it.
Ryan says he’s motivated by money and opportunity. After three Olympics, years of training, and little financial reward, he argues that joining the Enhanced Games offers him “a jumpstart financi...
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