Ben Proud admits ‘huge financial incentive’ is behind decision to join Enhanced Games

Swimmer is first British athlete to sign up for event

Proud: ‘These are opportunities I cannot pass by at 30’

Olympic swimming silver medallist Ben Proud, the first British athlete to sign up for the Enhanced Games, has accepted he risks sullying his reputation but admitted he is chiefly motivated by the potential huge financial rewards in the twilight of his career.

The swimmer told the BBC Today programme on Thursday: “There’s a huge financial incentive with this and I would be lying if I said it didn’t matter. If you look at the facts it would take me 13 years of winning world championship titles just to earn what I can win at one competition at the Enhanced Games.