British sprinter Reece Prescod has announced he will join the Enhanced Games, a controversial meet that allows performance‑enhancing drugs under medical supervision, drawing strong criticism from UK Athletics.

Prescod, who retired last year, said he is excited to join the inaugural Las Vegas event in May and feels valued and well-supported.

The first Enhanced Games plan to include swimming, sprinting, and weightlifting, with Las Vegas set to host the debut on May 24, 2026, and featuring appearance fees and large bonuses, including a $1 million prize for breaking a world record in swimming (though the time trial result wasn’t ratified as a world record in 2025).

Other male sprinters already on board include Fred Kerley, Mouhamadou Fall, and Emmanuel Matadi, with at least three of the four having run sub-10 seconds in the 100m.

A $1 million prize is offered if Prescod shatters the 100m world record, though Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second mark is the current standard.

An additional $1 million bonus awaits any athlete who breaks Bolt’s 100m record of 9.58 seconds, though such a performance would not count as an official world record.

Other track athletes joining the event include Fred Kerley, Mouhamadou Fall, and Shania Collins, expanding the roster of competitors under the doping‑friendly format.

Prescod, with a personal best of 9.93 seconds in the 100m, joins American sprinter Fred Kerley in a meet that markets itself as allowing performance‑enhancing drugs and calls itself the Olympics on steroids.

Ben Proud highlighted the substantial financial incentives, noting the potential to be far more lucrative than years of world championship titles.

The Enhanced Games are marketed as a platform tolerating doping, with a goal of fast‑tracking high performance and a bold incentive structure to draw top sprinters.

The event’s controversial nature continues to spark debate within athletics about legitimacy and ethics of a doping‑encouraged competition.

Prescod’s background includes a bronze in the 4x100m at the 2022 World Championships, a 9.93s personal best, and Tokyo 2020 participation where he reached the 100m semi-finals before a false start disqualification; he has also been British 100m champion in 2017 and 2018.