{"id":309200,"date":"2026-01-13T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-sprinter-who-has-signed-up-for-the-olympics-on-steroids-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:00:19","slug":"the-sprinter-who-has-signed-up-for-the-olympics-on-steroids-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-sprinter-who-has-signed-up-for-the-olympics-on-steroids-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The sprinter who has signed up for the &#8216;Olympics on steroids&#8217; | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TwZlFjXR0C4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The sprinter who has signed up for the 'Olympics on steroids' | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TwZlFjXR0C4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former Team GB sprinter Reece Prescod has signed up to race at the controversial Enhanced Games.<\/p>\n<p>The event this summer, labelled the \u201cOlympics on steroids\u201d by its many critics, will permit athletes to take performance enhancing drugs before they compete.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with ITV News, he explains why he has decided to sign up for the Enhanced Games. <\/p>\n<p>His decision has already come under fire from UK Athletics chief executive Jack Buckner, who called his participation &quot;appalling&quot;.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Team GB sprinter Reece Prescod has signed up to race at the controversial Enhanced Games. 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