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Emma Gillespie

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The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

And despite the fact that the enhanced games were predicting quite a few world records would be broken, there were none across weightlifting and sprinting.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

There was just that one in the men's 50 meter freestyle.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

So this all kind of ties into these concerns about the point of the enhanced games and

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

And there's this big criticism around them essentially being a marketing vehicle to build brand awareness of Enhanced Group, of those substances and supplements that they're selling.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

I thought you'd be interested to know, Billy, that they actually went public on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this month with a $1.2 billion valuation.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

Yeah.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

So this is now a publicly traded company.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

And what's the company called, Enhanced Games?

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

It's called Enhanced Group Incorporated.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

So they market themselves as a sports and consumer wellness program, but it's basically, you know, this line of performance products and supplements.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

Many of them are sold via a telehealth platform called Enhanced, but you can get some supplements online.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

You can get hoodies, merch, all kinds of things.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

If you have $50 or you have $5,000, there's plenty to get around.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

But there is a lot of backing from some very wealthy investors involved in this.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

And that includes billionaire Peter Thiel and 1789 Capital, which is a venture capital firm led by Donald Trump Jr.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

So there's a lot of cash being thrown around.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

Not sure if the outcomes are what Enhanced would be hoping for.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

Their share price has actually halved from the start of May to now.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

Yeah, you do have to wonder about the longevity.

The Daily Aus
What went wrong for the Enhanced Games?

But I guess, you know, they will be spruiking the fact that there was some success, that the men's 50 meter freestyle record was broken by its, you know, version of rules.