The Enhanced Games have been gaining popularity ever since track and field’s Fred Kerley and Ben Proud announced their commitments. Their participation in the inaugural games has fueled a massive debate on the internet over the event’s premise (competition without anti-doping regulations) and its potential impact on athlete welfare. And now, the UK Athletics CEO, Jack Buckner, has voiced his concerns.

While discussing the state of track and field and the difficulties in bringing innovation to the sport with The Athletic, Buckner acknowledged his concerns regarding the Enhanced Games. He said , “I worry about it from all sorts of aspects. I just think it’s going to be awfully sad — I think it’s going to be a joke. It’s scary.”

Buckner further expressed his worries, giving the example

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