Magnussen flops at Enhanced Games, finishes last
James Magnussen experienced a disappointing debut at the Enhanced Games, finishing last in the men's 100-metre freestyle. Despite undergoing two years of supervised doping, he was outperformed by a non-enhanced athlete. The event has sparked controversy regarding the integrity of sports due to its acceptance of performance-enhancing drugs.
- ▪James Magnussen finished last in the men's 100-metre freestyle at the Enhanced Games.
- ▪He was beaten by American swimmer Hunter Armstrong, who is a non-enhanced athlete.
- ▪Magnussen's time of 49.44 seconds was over 2 seconds slower than his personal best.
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James Magnussen flops at Enhanced Games, finishes last in 100m freestyleSBy Simon SmaleTopic:Doping in SportsMon 25 May 2026 at 1:00pmMon 25 May 2026 at 1:00pmMon 25 May 2026 at 1:00pmJames Magnussen was beaten by an unenhanced athlete. (Getty Images: Enhanced/Leon Bennett)In short:James Magnussen finished over 2 seconds outside of his 100-metre freestyle best at the Enhanced Games despite having undergone two years of supervised doping.Magnussen still claimed $US50,000 for turning up at the event.The winner of the event, Kristian Gkolomeev, was 0.2 seconds outside of Pan Zhanle's 100m freestyle world record.abc.net.au/news/james-magnussen-flops-at-enhanced-games-comes-last/106718370Link copiedShareShare articleJames Magnussen's first foray into the contentious Enhanced Games was a…
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