Anti-doping watchdog slams drug-fueled event

This initiative seeks to normalize the use of potentially dangerous drugs. For the sake of athlete health and the purity of sport of course it must be stopped

- ASSOCIATED PRESS

The global watchdog of doping in sports said Wednesday it will urge public authorities to shut down the drug-fueled Enhanced Games planned in Las Vegas next year.

"We will urge the US authorities to find legal ways to block this initiative," World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka said on the sidelines of a meeting of Olympic sports bodies.

Organizers of the games scheduled next May promise $1 million bonuses to beat world record times by athletes who will be encouraged to use performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision.