LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ben Proud, who won a silver medal at last year's Paris Olympics, announced Wednesday he will swim next year in the Enhanced Games, the start-up sports event that will allow performance-enhancing drugs.

The 30-year-old British swimmer, who finished runner-up last year in the Olympic 50-meter free, said he was looking forward to a new chapter in his career “and a chance to chase the outer edge of human potential with the tools and possibilities of our time.”

The Enhanced Games will debut next May in Las Vegas, offering $500,000 first prizes in track, swimming and weightlifting events.

Last month, it filed an $800 million lawsuit against swimming's international federation, World Aquatics, and others, claiming they were illegally pressing athletes to boycott its event. W

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