Olympic Federation of Ireland hit out at Shane Ryan’s decision to join Enhanced Games – ‘It’s against our core clean sport values’
Sport Ireland warn about severe, long-lasting medical problems associated with using performance-enhancing drugs
Shane Ryan with his bronze medal after the Men's 50m backstroke final at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) at the Duna Arena in Budapest in 2024. Photo: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile
The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI), Sport Ireland and Swim Ireland have hit out at the decision by three-time Olympian Shane Ryan to sign up for next year’s Enhanced Games, a controversial competition that allows athletes to take banned performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision.
The 31-year-old swimmer released a statement last week saying h