American sprinter commits to Enhanced Games with permanent tattoo
Going under the needle is certainly one way to make an announcement
Kevin Morris
With less than three months to go until the inaugural Enhanced Games on U.S. Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas, the doping-encouraged startup is putting the final touches on its men’s and women’s 100m rosters.
On Friday, the league had another American sprinter commit… by going under the needle for an Enhanced Games tattoo.
Taylor Anderson, a 31-year-old sprinter from Minnetonka, Minn., said her decision to get the Enhanced-brand tattoo was to commemorate this moment in her life.
“I came out of retirement to join the league and do something most people can’t even do,” Anderson said in a video posted to social media. “Come May, we’re getting that milli, baby.”
Forever Enhanced. ♾️
Enhanced athlete Taylor Anderson makes her decision permanent ahead of the Games.
May 24 | Las Vegas pic.twitter.com/zCVYWFqHRC
— Enhanced Games (@enhanced_games) March 12, 2026
The Games have promised a $1,000,000 bonus to any male or female sprinter who breaks the 100m world record under the use of performance-enhancing drugs. The women’s world record currently stands at 10.49 seconds, set by the late American sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988.
Anderson, however, has never run under 11 seconds for the distance. She holds a personal best of 11.20 seconds from 2021 and has never represented Team USA at a major global championship such as the Olympic Games or the World Athletics Championships.
Her only senior international appearance came at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, where she competed for Team USA in the women’s 4x100m relay.
Anderson joins four previously announced female sprinters in the league: Denau McFarlane, Jasmine Abrams, Shania Collins and Shockoria Wallace. Among the group, Anderson appears to be the only athlete so far with permanent Enhanced Games ink. The tattoo, which she indicates is her fifth, is located on her left forearm.
The controversial startup, backed by U.S. billionaire Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr., is scheduled to stage its first event on May 24, 2026. Organizers have promised a total prize purse of US$500,000, with $250,000 awarded to each event winner.
So far, the confirmed track events include the men’s and women’s 100m, with the potential addition of the men’s 110m hurdles and women’s 100m hurdles, though no hurdlers have publicly committed.
The project has also attracted attention outside the sport. Actor and Wrexham A.F.C. co-owner Rob McElhenney is reportedly attached to produce a film around the event.
