{"id":199259,"date":"2025-10-15T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/this-thiel-backed-venture-allows-doping-in-its-own-sports-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:00:00","slug":"this-thiel-backed-venture-allows-doping-in-its-own-sports-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/this-thiel-backed-venture-allows-doping-in-its-own-sports-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"This Thiel-backed venture allows doping in its own sports | TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This Thiel-backed venture allows doping in its own sports | Equity Podcast\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/klweA54_13A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Backed by Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr.\u2019s 1789 Capital, the Enhanced Games aims to disrupt the Olympics with a competition that allows athletes to dope. Launching in Las Vegas in May 2026, the games promise $1 million bounties for breaking world records and lean on a business model reminiscent of Red Bull\u2019s, using the spectacle as marketing for future enhancement products.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today on TechCrunch\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcasts\/equity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equity<\/a> podcast, Rebecca Bellan spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/arondsouza.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Aron D\u2019Souza<\/a>, co-founder and president of the Enhanced Games, about the business of enhancement, what it means to build in the longevity space, and who gets to do it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subscribe to Equity on<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Apple Podcasts<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Overcast<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Spotify<\/a> and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EquityPod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> X<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@equitypod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Threads<\/a>, at @EquityPod.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/video\/this-thiel-backed-venture-allows-doping-in-its-own-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backed by Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr.\u2019s 1789 Capital, the Enhanced Games aims to disrupt the Olympics with a competition that allows athletes to dope. 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