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 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.
That was 0.07sec quicker than the world record set by the Australian Cameron McEvoy in March, although it will not count for official purposes as Gkolomeev was using performance-enhancing drugs banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency and wearing an outlawed skinsuit. Both are believed to give a boost of about 2%, according to the Briton Ben Proud, who finished second.
