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SWIM:World record bettered at Enhanced Games, Missile flops

Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev has gone under the 50m freestyle world record time at the inaugural Enhanced Games.

Gkolomeev clocked 20.81 seconds, bettering the 20.88 world mark set by Australian Cam McEvoy in March. But Gkolomeev's time will not count because he took banned substances.

It was the only sub world-record time set on Monday (AEST) in Las Vegas at the Games, which promotes performance-enhancing drugs.

Gkolomeev won a $US1 million bonus for going under the world record time. The 50m freestyle was the last event on the Games program.

While Gkolomeev dominated, also winning the 100m freestyle, it was a disappointing event for Australia's only competitor James Magnussen.

The 35-year-old, the first athlete signed to the Enhanced Games, finished last out of four competitors in the 50m and 100m freestyle.

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