Following the massive 20.88 World Record 50 freestyle swim from fellow countryman Cam McEvoy at the China Open, four-time Olympian Cate Campbell ne Enhanced Games ki credibility par sawal uthaya. McEvoy ka time sirf Cesar Cielo (20.91, 2009) se faster nahi tha, balki Kristian Gkolomeev (20.89) ke unofficial enhanced record se bhi better tha.
McEvoy ki swim ne Enhanced Games ko direct challenge de diya, kyunki unhone clean swim me itna fast time nikala — bina supersuit ke, jabki Cielo aur Gkolomeev dono ne supersuit use kiya tha.
Campbell ne kaha, “Mujhe lagta hai hype to tha, but credibility nahi thi. Hum abhi bhi human limits tak nahi pahunche hain – Cam McEvoy iska perfect example hai. Wo smarter training se fast ho raha hai, harder training se nahi.”
McEvoy ka training style bhi kaafi alag hai — wo low volume aur high-speed training follow karte hai, jo uske liye best kaam kar raha hai.
Campbell ne aage kaha, “Hum chahte hain ki kids McEvoy jaisa role model dekhein — jiske paas integrity hai, jo risk lene ko ready hai, nayi cheeze try karta hai, lekin sport ke rules ke andar rehkar. Performance-enhancing drugs lena ek lazy shortcut hai high performance ke liye.”
Campbell un top swimmers me se hain jo openly Enhanced Games ke against bol rahe hain, halanki kuch athletes paiso ke chakkar me wahan ja rahe hain.
Unhone kaha, “Jo athletes drugs use karte hain unhe cheats isliye bola jata hai. Wo mehnat karne ke bajaye artificial cheezon ka use karte hain apni performance badhane ke liye. Agar wahi time aur paisa better training aur nutrition me lagaya jaye, to hum abhi bhi apni real potential ka sirf ek chhota hissa hi explore kar paaye hain.”
Unhone ye bhi bataya ki paisa ek bada factor hai Enhanced Games ka, lekin fir bhi zyada athletes clean sport me hi rehna choose kar rahe hain.
“Main samajh sakti hoon ki paisa attract karta hai, kyunki Olympic sports me athletes ko utna earn nahi hota jitna doosre professional sports me hota hai. Lekin fir bhi bahut kam log itne bade paise ke liye apni integrity compromise karte hain — ye unki honesty dikhata hai.”
Aakhir me Campbell ne kaha ki hum abhi bhi safe aur natural tareeke se human limits ko explore kar sakte hain.
“Chalo boundaries push karte hain, lekin safe way me — jahan hum human body ke baare me aur seekh sakein, aur samajh sakein ki training aur stimuli par hum kaise respond karte hain.”
