https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The "Enhanced Games," which took place in Las Vegas from May 21–24, 2026, allow the use of performance-enhancing substances and technological equipment that are normally banned. They have been unanimously condemned by anti-doping authorities and have been the subject of fierce criticism, particularly in the media. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-games-issue.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:20:03 EDT news700140001 In Las Vegas May 2026, athletes compete in an international sporting event that explicitly allows them to use performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). The Enhanced Games openly encourages competitors to use substances banned in virtually every mainstream sport, including anabolic steroids, erythropoietin and peptide hormones. Organizers have claimed that with proper medical supervision, this is safe. It is a bold proposition and, according to Professor Ian Boardley of the University of Birmingham, a dangerous one. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-dangers-legitimizing-doping.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:40:05 EDT news699529495 The Enhanced Games promised a revolution. Athletes on supervised drug regimens, unshackled from the anti-doping rules of the Olympics, were going to show us what the human body was truly capable of. The event was transhumanism in practice—a glimpse at humanity's athletic future. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-games-sport-results-ordinary.html Thu, 28 May 2026 13:20:01 EDT news699189962 It's a cool Tuesday night in Columbia, South Carolina, and fans of the minor league baseball team the Columbia Fireflies are letting an opposing batter named Marcos Torres hear it. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-athletes-depression-anxiety-suicide-minority.html Tue, 26 May 2026 15:00:04 EDT news699020641 The inaugural Enhanced Games are underway in Las Vegas and are set to be a unique spectacle that promotes drug-induced "enhancement." The International Olympic Committee has condemned the event as a way to "destroy any concept of fair play" and "moronic." https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-games-steroid-olympics-pose-athletes.html Mon, 25 May 2026 16:20:01 EDT news698921339 With less than five weeks until kickoff, and hundreds of thousands of visitors expected, Vancouver is preparing for the FIFA World Cup 2026 following British Columbia's worst measles outbreak in years. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-world-cup-measles-vancouver.html Fri, 15 May 2026 08:54:44 EDT news698054042 Serious knee injuries, including anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures in women's and girls' football, can be reduced through using injury prevention training, according to a new study by La Trobe University researchers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-injury.html Thu, 14 May 2026 08:39:02 EDT news697966682 Last Thursday night at the MCG, fans witnessed a gripping game of AFL football between Carlton and Collingwood. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-sports-gameday-mental-health-protocols.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:40:03 EDT news696161821 Imagine soaring more than 400 feet in the air before landing on skis, launching off a nearly 50-foot platform strapped to a snowboard, or sledding face first over 80 miles an hour down a sheet of ice—on purpose. Spectators of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games may wonder if the brains of elite athletes are wired differently than the rest of us mere mortals. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-winter-olympics-athletes-danger-differently.html Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:40:01 EST news690897888 The Enhanced Games, slated to commence in May 2026, has sparked outrage across the sporting world. This new competition is the first in history to openly permit performance-enhancing drugs, and sporting bodies aren't happy about it. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-outrage-games-sport.html Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:50:01 EST news690533761 Olympians—athletes at the top of their sport and in prime health—are idolized and often viewed as superhuman. These athletes spend their lives focusing on building physical strength through rigorous training and diets that are honed to provide the nutrients necessary to excel at their sport. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-intensity-perfectionism-olympic-athletes-high.html Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:12:44 EST news690459121 The sports featured at the Winter Olympics defy gravity and physics. Many competitors move at breakneck speeds down steep, snowy inclines or careen across icy surfaces in a bid to set world records and earn their place on the podium. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-broken-legs-skier-thumb-sled.html Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:50:01 EST news690195915 The Australian Olympic Committee has sent its second-largest Winter Olympics team of 53 athletes in 10 sports to Italy for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-winter-olympians-summer-games-athletes.html Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:04:34 EST news690030241 Olympic skiers, bobsledders and speed skaters all have to master one critical moment: when to start. As athletes prepare for the upcoming Winter Olympics, that split second is in the spotlight because when everyone is fast, strong and skilled, a moment of hesitation can separate gold from silver. Research from Carnegie Mellon University helps explain why that split-second pause happens and how the brain controls it, offering insight not only into elite athletic performance, but also how people make everyday decisions when the outcome isn't clear. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-frozen-ice-brain-science-olympic.html Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:20:04 EST news689528039 Pigskin passers are invading athletic fields once dominated by soccer and lacrosse teams. But these blitzers aren't suited up like gladiators. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-qa-touted-contact-flag-football.html Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:13:36 EST news687183182 Olympic swimmer Ben Proud has become the first British athlete to join the Enhanced Games—a controversial new event that allows athletes from all over the world to compete using performance-enhancing drugs. The prize money on offer can hit US$1 million (£730,000). But the swimmer, who won a silver medal at last year's Paris Olympics, has sparked sharp criticism from sporting bodies after announcing he would be taking part. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-games-athletes-dope-us1-million.html Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:38:05 EDT news677248682 As the Premier League season kicks off, fans will debate their new kits almost as much as new signings. But could shirt color actually give teams a performance edge? Science suggests they can. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-premier-league-red-success-gray.html Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:02:43 EDT news674308961 Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has became Japan's oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-japan-oldest-person-year-doctor.html Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:40:05 EDT news673536781 Rugby union, commonly known as just rugby, is a fast-paced and physical team sport. More girls and women in Canada and around the world are playing it now than ever before. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-women-rugby-booming-safety-assumptions.html Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:40:02 EDT news672925393 Most sports look to support their athletes to become "faster, higher, stronger"—in reference to the Olympic Games' original motto—so it is perhaps surprising that cycling's world governing body is trying to slow down elite riders. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-body-elite-riders-happy.html Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:08:04 EDT news672570481 Love for sports can take a toll on aging bodies, with deteriorating joints leading to painful osteoarthritis, especially in the hip. For hardcore athletes and weekend warriors, a total hip replacement often limits participation in high-impact or intense physical activities. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-alternative-hip-aging-athletes-game.html Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:00:05 EDT news663577202 Tennis fans are once again filling Melbourne Park for the 2025 Australian Open, after setting an all-time attendance record in 2024. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-game-debate-women-play-tennis.html Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:00:01 EST news656674656 At just 16 years of age, Gout Gout captured the world's attention with his record-breaking performance at the Australian National All-Schools Championships. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12-pressure-diamonds-australian-sprint-sensation.html Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:58:33 EST news653137108 The Paris Olympics have been and gone but memories of the athletes' achievements will live on, from Mondo Duplantis breaking his own pole vault world record for the ninth time, to Sifan Hassan winning gold in women's marathon after winning bronze in the 5,000 and 10,000m on the track earlier in the games. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-wowed-olympic-athletes-paris-exceptional.html Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:50:01 EDT news644575214 Sports stars like Simone Biles, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Katie Ledecky dazzled fans at the recent Paris Olympic Games with their performances. But off the pitch, many athletes also used the Olympics to draw attention to deeply entrenched inequities and challenges facing girls and women in sport, such as body confidence and support for athletes with small children. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-campaign-aims-tackle-period-stigma.html Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:49:04 EDT news644233741 The increased media coverage of the Paralympic Games makes Paralympic sport seem "inclusive." But, the continued reliance on segregated sport and narrowly defined classification categories suggests ableism remains. For example, some intellectually and cognitively disabled athletes are excluded. This implies that elite competition and inclusive sport may be incompatible. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-sport-reimagined-ways-accessible-disabled.html Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:10:07 EDT news644148602 Over the past few weeks, billions of eyes have been glued to the Paris Olympic Games. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-paralympic-athletes-olympic-peers.html Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:06:04 EDT news643975561 The postpartum period is a time of anatomical, physiological and psychological transition. The recent Olympic Games brought to light the exceptional capacity of women after the birth of a child and is a story of success for women athletes globally. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-narrative-celebrating-olympic-mothers-sight.html Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:44:04 EDT news643286641 Over the past couple of weeks, millions around the world have witnessed the phenomenal achievements of elite athletes performing under huge pressure at the Olympics. High points have included Cindy Ngamba securing a medal for the Refugee Olympic team in boxing, and Noah Lyles becoming the world's fastest man in the 100 meter sprint, snatching gold in a thrilling finish. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-paris-olympics-immense-pressure-athletes.html Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:20:01 EDT news642675430 Thousands of athletes are currently competing for medals at the Olympic Games in Paris. And in some cases, questions will be asked about whether medals were won fairly or whether doping was involved. Software developed by a team led by Wolfgang Maaß, professor of business informatics at Saarland University, could help to answer these questions in future competitions. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-scientists-method-doping-cases-ai.html Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:47:36 EDT news642430050