Donald Trump Jr. Backs Multi-Million-Dollar Investment in Enhanced Games

The Enhanced Games represent the future – real competition, real freedom, and real records being smashed. This is about excellence, innovation, and American dominance on the world stage – something the MAGA movement is all about.

The Enhanced Games are going to be huge, and I couldn’t be prouder to support this movement that is changing sports forever. [Trump, Jr]

The Enhanced Games is an Olympics-style competition where doping is allowed. It’s just secured a significant financial boost from a high-profile backer: Donald Trump Jr.

On Thursday, founder Aron D’Souza announced fresh multi-million-dollar funding from 1789 Capital, whose investors include Omeed Malik, Chris Buskirk, and Trump Jr. They join a list of key supporters, including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan, and angel investor Christian Angermayer, all betting big on a radical reimagining of elite sports.

Unlike the Olympics, the Enhanced Games embrace “scientifically backed” enhancements, arguing they unlock human potential while keeping competition transparent and safe.

Slated to launch later this year, the inaugural event will be a media-driven spectacle supposedly designed for maximum entertainment. According to D’Souza, more than 4,000 athletes have already expressed interest, including four of history’s 10 fastest 100m sprinters.

The competition will feature track and field, swimming, and other sprint- and strength-related events. Don’t expect to see marathons or 5k races in the first edition—D’Souza says endurance events are too logistically complex for now.

After two years of talk, love it or hate it, the Enhanced Games seem to be coming – now they have the money.

No one within athletics takes the Enhanced Games seriously. [Sebastian Coe, World Athletics]