Enhanced Games rejects mistaken world record timing claims as ‘internet drivel’

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  • Gkolomeev’s time in men’s 50m freestyle disputed

  • Organisers launch defence of timing apparatus

The Enhanced Games has dismissed suggestions by online sleuths that a world record set in Sunday’s event was mistakenly timed, calling them “completely unfounded internet drivel”.

Some accounts on Instagram had noted that https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/25/enhanced-games-results-record-clean-athletes-win">the Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev appeared to touch the wall after his time of 20.81 seconds in the men’s 50m freestyle flashed up on screen.

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