Olympic gold medalist says why he would 'absolutely' not participate in PED-filled Enhanced Games

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The Enhanced Games have drawn lots of criticism, as it will be an Olympic-styled event that openly allows performance-enhancing drugs.

The event's founder, Dr. Aron D'Souza, has maintained that the competition will be fair and balanced, as no one will have anything to hide, but more importantly, his main goal is to prove that steroids and other PEDs can be taken safely.

The games, unlike the Olympics, will be giving out cash prizes, most notably offering a $1 million prize to Australian swimmer James Magnussen if he can beat the world record in the 50-meter freestyle. (It would not be officially recognized.)

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Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago celebrates his second-place finish in the Men's 100m Final at the National Stadium on Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008, in Beijing, China. Thompson finished in 9.89 seconds.   (Stu Forster/Getty Images)

But one Olympic gold medalist says his response would be "Absolutely no" if he were given the cash prize offer.

Richard Thompson, of Trinidad and Tobago, finished second in the 100 meters in the 2008 Olympics to Usain Bolt. He was later awarded a gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay due to a member of the Jamaican team, originally the winners, testing positive for PEDs. (Jamaica reclaimed gold in 2012, with Thompson's squad finishing in second.)

Thompson admits that he understands the argument that the event is fair. Considering his ordeal, who could blame him for that opinion, as he says he was robbed of a true euphoric feeling. But there's more to life than money and, in his mind, not competing the right way.

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