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This summer, millions of people will arrive in Paris to watch the Olympic GamesA major international multi-sport event held every four years.. But now one billionaire is hoping to persuadeConvince. Try to change someone's mind or make them do something. people to watch a different competition instead.

Aron D'Souza is the mastermindThe brains or person behind a big plan. behind the Enhanced Games. It has the support of billionaire Peter Thiel. The basic idea is that no athletesSomebody who competes in sports events. will be tested for drugs that could help them perform better.

How fast do you think Usain BoltJamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is the fastest human alive, with a top speed of 27.79 miles per hour compared to the rhino's 34. The world's fastest mammal, the cheetah, can reach around 75 miles per hour. The fastest animal, however, is the peregrine falcon, which can dive at up to 240 miles per hour. could run if he was allowed to take any drugs he wanted to? It is a question lots of people want to know the answer to.

D'Souza says many Olympic athletes get away with using drugs, so the fairest thing is to let everyone take them. This can be done safely, he says, if all competitors are checked by a doctor.

D'Souza argues that the games would be more exciting to watch than the Olympics. And the athletes would be far better rewarded.

But lots of people say it is a very bad idea. The results might depend on which athletes had the most money to pay for the most drugs. It would set a bad example to young people. And if athletes could take lots of drugs, it may be very bad for their health.

Travis Tygart, head of the US's anti-dopingDrugs, hormones and blood transfusions can all help to give athletes a crucial advantage. Some sports theorists say that doping is no less fair than using sophisticated technology or dietary supplements, but due to health risks and perceived dishonesty, most of these techniques are banned. agency, calls it "a dangerous clown show".

Could this make sport safer?

Yes! At the moment, lots of athletes take drugs in secret. At the Enhanced Games, they could speak openly to doctors and make sure they have medical help.

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No! It is never a good idea to encourageUrge, or persuade someone to do something. anybody to take any drug other than the medicines they need. It is wrong to let people harm their bodies just for sport.

Olympic Games - A major international multi-sport event held every four years.

Persuade - Convince. Try to change someone's mind or make them do something.

Mastermind - The brains or person behind a big plan.

Athletes - Somebody who competes in sports events.

Usain Bolt - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is the fastest human alive, with a top speed of 27.79 miles per hour compared to the rhino's 34. The world's fastest mammal, the cheetah, can reach around 75 miles per hour. The fastest animal, however, is the peregrine falcon, which can dive at up to 240 miles per hour.

Doping - Drugs, hormones and blood transfusions can all help to give athletes a crucial advantage. Some sports theorists say that doping is no less fair than using sophisticated technology or dietary supplements, but due to health risks and perceived dishonesty, most of these techniques are banned.

Encourage - Urge, or persuade someone to do something.