- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Billionaire Peter Thiel financing Olympics on steroids event that allows athletes to dope
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:33 pm
quote:
Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel is throwing his financial muscle behind an “Olympics on steroids” — whose organizer boasts that athletes will dope “out in the open and honestly.”
Thiel, who made his fortune as an early investor in tech startups like PayPal and Facebook, is backing the Enhanced Games, which will actively encourage athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs.
The venture — aimed at aiding research into nutritional supplements and biohacks that push the boundaries of human performance — is the brainchild of Dr. Aron D’Souza, a lawyer by training who famously conceived Thiel’s lawsuit against Gawker Media.
He plans to provide more details on April 17 and promote the controversial concept in Paris during the Summer Olympics, which begin in July.
Thiel is among several high-profile venture capitalists who have backed the project, including billionaire Christian Angermayer of Apeiron Investment Group and Balaji Srinivasan, the former chief technology officer of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase.
D’Souza would not reveal how much money was raised, telling The Post it was in the “high single-digit millions” — a sum that is “enough to produce the first games.”
LINK
21
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:37 pm to Bench McElroy
isn't this just the Olympics?
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:37 pm to Bench McElroy
This is the way
This post was edited on 2/1/24 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:45 pm to Corinthians420
quote:
isn't this just the Olympics?
Yeah, but without the threat of medals being taken away from the winners years later.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:47 pm to Bench McElroy
10 years too late. Justin Gatlin is 41 now
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:50 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:
Billionaire Peter Thiel financing Olympics on steroids event that allows athletes to dope
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:50 pm to Bench McElroy
People dream of winning the Olympics and if they get busted doping, it sucks but at least they were chasing the dream. Nobody dreams of winning the steroid Olympics so this will just be roidheads from Planet Fitness not actual world class athletes. At least in the events anyone wants to see.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:51 pm to Bench McElroy
Where would these athletes come from and what company would dare sponsor them?? Besides energy drink companies
This post was edited on 2/1/24 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:52 pm to Corinthians420
quote:
isn't this just the Olympics?
We can call it the NBA of all other sports
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:52 pm to Bench McElroy
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:56 pm to jlnoles79
^^ was waiting for that
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:57 pm to udtiger
quote:
^^ was waiting for that
A classic
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:58 pm to Bench McElroy
They are opening up the Russian Olympic Trials to everyone?
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:59 pm to saintsfan22
The only world class athletes I see participating in this are those who have 8 year suspensions or lifetime bans and have given up competing in IAAF and the other legit orgs.
Will be interesting to see what the times are for microdosing versus anything goes.
Otherwise it will be a bunch of subpar athletes who are kings of their gyms.
Will be interesting to see what the times are for microdosing versus anything goes.
Otherwise it will be a bunch of subpar athletes who are kings of their gyms.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 6:00 pm to Bench McElroy
Dope it till they nope it.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 6:16 pm to Bench McElroy
Obligatory
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13695411/IMG_7268.jpg)
Posted on 2/1/24 at 6:24 pm to udtiger
quote:
^^ was waiting for that
Same.
“Oh, he pulled his arms off! He’s going to feel that later!”
Posted on 2/1/24 at 6:28 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:
Billionaire Peter Thiel financing Olympics on steroids event that allows athletes to dope
No Special Olympics no care.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 6:48 pm to Bench McElroy
Just bring back American Gladiators.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 6:52 pm to Bench McElroy
I don’t think there’s nearly as much of a market for this as people think. The Olympics doesn’t have billions of viewers because it’s cynical sports nuts who want to see “out” juicers. It’s 90+ % casual fans. If he wants to operate this at a massive loss, go ahead, but the juicers will probably not beat the normal Olympians in almost any event. Such a weird flex.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News