Ben Proud ne announce kiya hai ki wo “Enhanced Games” join kar rahe hain.
Ye ek controversial competition hai jisme athletes ko performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) use karne ki permission hai aur koi drug testing nahi hota.
Kyun kiya aisa?
Ben Proud ne bola ki iska main reason financial security hai.
Unhone compare kiya ki ek athlete ko 13 saal tak world titles jeetna padega jitna paisa wo Enhanced Games me ek hi saal me kama sakte hain.
Unhone bola ki wo apne aur apne family ke future ko secure karna chahte hain.
Reactions
- Aquatics GB (UK ki swimming body) ne bola ki wo is decision se “disappointed” hain.
- Kaafi log keh rahe hain ki isse Ben Proud ki legacy aur brand value damage ho sakti hai.
Ben Proud ki Achievements
- Olympic Games – Tokyo 2020 me 50m freestyle me Bronze Medal.
- World Championships –
- 2017 (Budapest) – 50m Butterfly Gold
- 2022 (Budapest) – 50m Freestyle Gold
- 2023 (Fukuoka) – 50m Freestyle Gold
- Commonwealth Games – Multiple Gold medals (2014, 2018, 2022) mainly 50m freestyle aur 50m butterfly me.
- 50m events ke specialist – duniya ke sabse fast sprinters me se ek.
Matlab Ben Proud ek legendary sprinter swimmer hain, jinhone apne career me Olympic medal, World titles aur Commonwealth me multiple golds jeete hain. Lekin ab wo traditional swimming chhod ke Enhanced Games me jaa rahe hain.
Enhanced Games kya hai?
- Concept
- Ye ek multi-sport competition hai, jisme athletes ko performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) use karne ki permission hogi.
- Yahan drug testing bilkul nahi hoga – matlab jo chahe supplement, steroid ya enhancement use kar sakte ho.
- Purpose (jo organisers bolte hain)
- Traditional Olympics me jo doping restrictions hain, unko hata ke athletes ko “human potential” ke extreme tak le jana.
- Matlab dekhna ki agar rules remove kar diye jayein to fastest, strongest, fittest human kitna aage jaa sakta hai.
- Events
- Plan hai ki isme track & field, swimming, gymnastics, weightlifting, combat sports jaise major sports honge.
- Prize Money
- Organisers ne bola hai ki Enhanced Games me traditional Olympics se bhi zyada prize money milegi, aur athletes ko proper financial reward diya jayega.
- Criticism
- Kaafi experts aur sports bodies keh rahe hain ki ye unsafe hai aur athletes ki health risk me daal sakta hai.
- Bahut se log ise ek “spectacle” bol rahe hain jo sportsmanship aur fair play ke khilaaf hai.
