Talk:Enhanced Games

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Talk:Enhanced Games

Improve encyclopedic tone, sourcing, and neutrality: new section

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@[[User:ELTISAFE1|ELTISAFE1]] Please don't use [[PR Newswire]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enhanced_Games&diff=prev&oldid=1345320127], those are press releases, not independent. In the long run, I'm not sure we should bother to include ''all'' athletes, we're meant to summarize after all, but we'll see what happens. Perhaps we should consider spinning them of to a sub-article at some point, like a list of tv-episodes. [[User:Gråbergs Gråa Sång|Gråbergs Gråa Sång]] ([[User talk:Gråbergs Gråa Sång|talk]]) 14:29, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
@[[User:ELTISAFE1|ELTISAFE1]] Please don't use [[PR Newswire]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enhanced_Games&diff=prev&oldid=1345320127], those are press releases, not independent. In the long run, I'm not sure we should bother to include ''all'' athletes, we're meant to summarize after all, but we'll see what happens. Perhaps we should consider spinning them of to a sub-article at some point, like a list of tv-episodes. [[User:Gråbergs Gråa Sång|Gråbergs Gråa Sång]] ([[User talk:Gråbergs Gråa Sång|talk]]) 14:29, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

== Improve encyclopedic tone, sourcing, and neutrality ==

{{Edit COI}}

Hello,

I’ve acknowledged my [[WP:COI]] and would like to propose a few updates to the page to improve its encyclopedic tone, sourcing, and neutrality.

'''1.''' '''Update:''' According to D'Souza, he created the Games because he believes that athletes are entitled to do what they wish with their own bodies, and that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is corrupt for exploiting them.

* Proposed change: Founder Aron D'Souza has stated the event was conceived as an alternative to the Olympic model, focusing on athlete autonomy and a different approach to sports science.{{cite web |last=Hughes |first=Geraint |date=September 16, 2025 |title=Explained: What are the 'Enhanced Games' - and is mainstream sport under threat? |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/swimming/news/29177/13428227/explained-what-are-the-enhanced-games-and-is-mainstream-sport-under-threat |access-date=March 5, 2026 |website=SkySports}}{{cite web |last=Ostlere |first=Lawrence |date=June 19, 2024 |title=‘I want to see 60-year-olds breaking world records’ Welcome to the Olympics with NO drug testing |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/enhanced-games-olympics-doping-aron-dsouza-b2565593.html |access-date=March 5, 2026 |website=SkySports}}
* Rationale: This update aligns the lead with [[WP:NPOV]] by replacing informal language with encyclopedic terminology (e.g., 'athlete autonomy' and 'alternative model'). By synthesizing the founder's motivations into a high-level conceptual summary rather than specific grievances, the revision maintains a clinical tone and avoids giving undue weight to personal philosophy ([[WP:LEAD]]). Additionally, this update provides a missing supporting citation.
* Placement: Lead section, fourth paragraph

'''2.''' '''Add:''' In December 2025, Enhanced Games CEO and co-founder Maximilian Martin distinguished the venture's objectives from those of the [[Olympic Games]]. Martin stated that the event is 'something very, very different' and intended to pursue goals 'in our own rights' rather than competing directly with the Olympic movement, characterizing the two models as serving distinct purposes.{{cite web |last=Henson |first=Mike |date=December 19, 2025 |title='No-one's going to explode' - Enhanced chief says Games will change minds |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/crmdpdpngwyo |access-date=March 5, 2026 |website=BBC}}

* Placement: Background, after third paragraph
* Rationale: It provides essential context on the organization’s official stance regarding international sporting bodies, cited to a reliable independent source (BBC). The proposed phrasing avoids editorial interpretation of the source's intent.

'''3.''' '''Update:''' D'Souza sees the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as corrupt and greedy, and wants to eradicate the WADA, which he calls an "anti-science police force for the IOC." He also argues that the Olympic system doesn't pay athletes enough, and that the Olympics include too many sports that don't really matter.

* Proposed change: In 2024, D’Souza criticized the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC), accusing the organization of institutional corruption and inadequate athlete compensation. He also called for the abolition of the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] (WADA), characterizing it as an "anti-science police force for the IOC."{{cite web |last=Ostlere |first=Lawrence |date=June 19, 2024 |title=‘I want to see 60-year-olds breaking world records’: Welcome to the Olympics with NO drug testing |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/enhanced-games-olympics-doping-aron-dsouza-b2565593.html |access-date=March 5, 2026 |website=The Independent}}{{cite news |last1=Keating |first1=Steve |date=14 February 2024 |title=Athletes risk bans, health and death in Enhanced Games – WADA |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/athletics/athletes-risk-bans-health-death-enhanced-games-wada-2024-02-14/ |access-date=18 February 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}
* Rationale: This update improves the encyclopedic tone (WP:TONE) and removes a claim that lacks verification in the cited sources per WP:V (“Olympics include too many sports that don't really matter.”)
* Placement: People, second paragraph (after block quote)

'''4.''' '''Add:''' Writing in ''Performance Enhancement & Health'' in 2024, Dr. Andrew Richardson noted that while the international sporting community responded strongly to the Enhanced Games, academic and scientific literature has been more "tempered." Richardson observed that the format could represent a shift in sports physiology research and argued it might reduce social stigma for individuals disclosing performance-enhancing substance use to peers and family. He further noted that some scholars have cautiously welcomed the concept, provided specific ethical and safety caveats are addressed.{{cite web |last=Richardson |first=Andrew |date=August 29, 2024 |title=The Enhanced Games or Enhancing Harm? |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211266924000227?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=9f27c7d5ee0b2c9e |website=Science Direct}}

* Placement: Science and academia (last paragraph)
* Rationale: This adds a scholarly, peer-reviewed perspective on the sociological and physiological implications of the event. It balances the existing "Reception" section with neutral academic analysis, as per WP:DUE.

[[User:MollyInsight|MollyInsight]] ([[User talk:MollyInsight|talk]]) 20:32, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
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