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Enhanced Games - Can The Olympics Keep Up?
Manage episode 496886760 series 3387541
Is the Olympic model broken? We are “diving” into the rise of the Enhanced Games - a new competition where athletes are encouraged to use performance-enhancing drugs. We unpack the ethical dilemmas, money gaps, and whether doping could actually disrupt the traditional sporting world for good.
On this episode, we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(00:16) Hot Swimmers, Big Muscles, And A Million-Dollar Question
(01:14) What Are The Enhanced Games?
(03:06) Olympic Athletes Pay Explained
(06:00) Would Paying Olympians Solve The Ethics Problem?
(07:18) Super Shoes Vs. Steroids: Where Do We Draw The Line?
(08:26) Faith Kipyegon And The Nike-Backed 4-Minute Mile
(10:50) PEDs, Records, And A Million Bucks
(14:36) Would You Medicate Your Team For Better Performance?
(16:13) Boxing, F1, And Risk-Reward In Modern Sport
(18:01) Do Enhanced Athletes Belong On The Same Stage As Olympians?
(19:03) The Normalisation Dilemma: What Message Are We Sending?
(20:00) IOC’s Wake-Up Call - Time To Share The Pie
(21:07) Enhanced Games Vs Olympic Games: Who Wins The Future?
Check out the free resources from Inovayt here.
Send us an email: [email protected]
The Numbers Game is brought to you by Future Advisory & Inovayt.
Hosts:
Nick Reilly
Jason Robinson
Martin Vidakovic
This podcast is produced by VIDPOD.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
254 episodes
Manage episode 496886760 series 3387541
Is the Olympic model broken? We are “diving” into the rise of the Enhanced Games - a new competition where athletes are encouraged to use performance-enhancing drugs. We unpack the ethical dilemmas, money gaps, and whether doping could actually disrupt the traditional sporting world for good.
On this episode, we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(00:16) Hot Swimmers, Big Muscles, And A Million-Dollar Question
(01:14) What Are The Enhanced Games?
(03:06) Olympic Athletes Pay Explained
(06:00) Would Paying Olympians Solve The Ethics Problem?
(07:18) Super Shoes Vs. Steroids: Where Do We Draw The Line?
(08:26) Faith Kipyegon And The Nike-Backed 4-Minute Mile
(10:50) PEDs, Records, And A Million Bucks
(14:36) Would You Medicate Your Team For Better Performance?
(16:13) Boxing, F1, And Risk-Reward In Modern Sport
(18:01) Do Enhanced Athletes Belong On The Same Stage As Olympians?
(19:03) The Normalisation Dilemma: What Message Are We Sending?
(20:00) IOC’s Wake-Up Call - Time To Share The Pie
(21:07) Enhanced Games Vs Olympic Games: Who Wins The Future?
Check out the free resources from Inovayt here.
Send us an email: [email protected]
The Numbers Game is brought to you by Future Advisory & Inovayt.
Hosts:
Nick Reilly
Jason Robinson
Martin Vidakovic
This podcast is produced by VIDPOD.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
254 episodes
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