Ben Proud denies Enhanced Games will encourage young people to try doping

Former Team GB swimmer Ben Proud, 31, has defended his participation in the controversial Enhanced Games, denying the event will encourage young people to dope and describing it as the 'safest environment possible.' Proud is earning a mid six-figure salary and could win an additional $1.25 million if he breaks the 50m freestyle world record on Sunday. The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has countered that the Enhanced Games are 'dangerous and irresponsible.'