Taylorization of Sports: Enhanced Games

Öz

As a social being, humans are in constant development and change along with the social structures they are a part of, as the fundamental element in the formation of social structures. Human beings have always made an effort to develop their abilities in order to realize their desire to be at the forefront physically, psychologically and socially in social formations. Sports organizations have always been an arena where people can prove themselves and show their strength. The motto of the modern Olympics, “Citius, Altius, Fortius”, is emphasized as creating motivation that encourages people to become superhuman. In addition, the aim of obtaining maximum efficiency from the body was defined by Brohm (1978) as “Sport is the Taylorization of the body”. From a sporting perspective, the aim of achieving maximum performance from athletes by pushing the limits of the human body using scientific methods can be seen as the reflection of Taylorism in the sporting field. Enhanced Games, on the other hand, carries out its programs with an anti-IOC structure, with the vision of building superhumanity, against traditional sports paradigms. Enhanced Games was established as a sporting event that advocates the use of prohibited substances and performance-enhancing methods under medical supervision and control. The Games aim to realize the dream of athletes reaching the maximum capacity of human limits by enabling performance enhancement practices (pharmacological, organic, technological). It is also stated that the Enhanced Games will be held in Las Vegas, United States, in May 2026 and will become an annual sports organization. The aim of this research is to correctly understand the Enhanced Games phenomenon and to critically examine its potential impact within the evolving structure of sports. This research is a conceptual/critical review that examines the Enhanced Games phenomenon from a managerial perspective within the framework of sports ethics and sports sociology.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Enhanced games
• Doping
• IOC
• sport management
• sports organization

Sporun Taylorizasyonu: Enhanced Games

Öz

Sosyal bir varlık olan insan, toplumsal yapıların oluşumunda temel öğe olarak içinde bulunduğu toplumsal yapılarla beraber sürekli gelişim ve değişim içindedir. İnsan, sosyal oluşumlarda fiziksel, psikolojik ve sosyal olarak ön planda olma arzusunu gerçekleştirmek adına kabiliyetlerini geliştirmek için hep bir çaba içinde bulunmuştur. Spor organizasyonları, insanların kendisini kanıtlayabileceği, gücünü gösterebileceği bir arena olagelmiştir. Modern olimpiyatların sloganı “Citius, Altius, Fortius” olarak vurgulanması insanın süper insan olabilmesini teşvik eden motivasyon yarattığı sonucunu doğurmaktadır. Ayrıca, vücuttan maksimum verim elde etme amacı gütmek, Brohm (1978) tarafından “Spor, vücudun Taylorizasyonudur.” şeklinde tanımlanmıştır. Sportif bakış açısıyla değerlendirmek gerekirse, bilimsel yöntemlerle insan vücudunun sınırlarının zorlanarak sporculardan maksimum performans elde etmenin amaçlanması, Taylorizmin sportif alana yansıması olarak görülebilir. Enhanced Games ise geleneksel spor paradigmalarına karşı, süper insanlığı inşa etme vizyonu ile IOC karşıtı bir yapılanma ile programlarını yürütmektedir. Enhanced Games, yasaklı maddelerin ve performans geliştirici yöntemlerin tıbbi denetim ve gözetim altında kullanımını savunan bir spor etkinliği olma amacı ile ortaya çıkmıştır. Oyunlar, sporcuların performans geliştirme uygulamalarına (farmakolojik, organik, teknolojik) imkan vererek insan sınırlarının maksimum kapasitesine ulaşabilme hayalini gerçekleştirmek istemektedir. Enhanced Games’in 2026 yılı Mayıs ayında Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin Las Vegas kentinde düzenleneceği ve yıllık bir spor organizasyonu haline getirileceği de belirtilmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı Enhanced Games olgusunun doğru anlaşılması ve sporun dönüşen yapısı içerisinde ne gibi etkilerinin olacağını eleştirel bakış açısıyla ortaya koymaktır. Araştırma, Enhanced Games olgusunu spor etiği ve spor sosyolojisi perspektifinde yönetsel açıdan ele alan kavramsal/eleştirel bir derlemedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Enhanced Games
• doping
• UOK
• spor yönetimi
• spor organizasyonu

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