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A Massive ‘Enhanced’ Deadlift Showdown Will Take Place This Weekend. Here’s How to Watch.

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Courtesy Rich Storry / World's Strongest Man / YouTube; Jason Speakman/MH Illustration 2 min read THE ENHANCED GAMES , the performance drug-friendly athletic competition that has whipped up equal amounts of interest and controversy , will host its inaugural series this Memorial Day weekend on May 24. The event will feature 50 athletes across four disciplines (swimming, track, weightlifting, and strongman), along with a concert by The Killers (it is happening in Las Vegas, after all). The strongman competition will be of particular interest to strength sports fans. There will be a one-on-one, winner-take-all deadlift between two of the most dominant figures in the space, Hafthor Björnsson and Mitchell Hooper. The pair will trade pulls to determine who is the strongest deadlifter in the world with no pharmacological restrictions. The winner takes the title—and $250,000. Björnsson holds the official record for the deadlift—and has for the entire decade.…

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