‘Seriously?! That’s all you bought!’ – Cam McEvoy makes dig at Enhanced Games performances | Enhanced Games

Australian world record-breaking swimmer Cam McEvoy has had a transparent dig on the inaugural Enhanced Games.

Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev went below McEvoy’s 50m freestyle world document time on the Games, held on Monday in Las Vegas. Gkolomeev additionally received the 100m freestyle, whereas Australia’s James “The Missile” Magnussen completed final out of 4 swimmers within the two races. That prompted a social media put up from McEvoy, who broke the official 50m world mark in March, which learn: “Seriously?! That’s all you got!”

The controversial Enhanced Games and their pro-doping ethos have been extensively denounced by world sporting authorities.

Gkolomeev clocked 20.81sec, bettering the 20.88 world mark set by McEvoy. But the time won’t rely as a result of he took banned substances. He was additionally sporting a race swimsuit lengthy banned by swimming authorities. It was the one sub world-record time set on the Games, which promotes performance-enhancing medicine.

Gkolomeev received a $US1m ($A1.39m) bonus for going below the world document time. The 50m freestyle was the final occasion on the Games programme. While Gkolomeev’s time won’t be official, it was met with celebration on the Games. “I’m going to say it’s not bad at all,” Gkolomeev stated of the prize cash. “This is going to change my life to the good, for sure. ⁠And yeah, I’m going to continue next year. Maybe I’ll break it again.”

While Gkolomeev dominated, it was a disappointing occasion for Australia’s solely competitor. The 35-year-old Magnussen, the primary athlete signed to the Enhanced Games, completed final within the 50m and 100m freestyle.

Magnussen clocked 22.35sec for the 50m and 49.44 for the 100, outdoors the personal-best occasions he set greater than a decade in the past within the two occasions. Gklolomeev received the 100m in 46.6, simply outdoors the world document time of 46.4 set by China’s Pan Zhanle on the Paris Olympics.

The monetary lure was substantial for Magnussen, a two-time Olympian and twin 100m freestyle world champion who retired from swimming in 2018, till the arrival of Enhanced Games. The performance-enhancing medicine being taken by Magnussen and different athletes are being marketed and offered by The Enhanced Group.