<b>In A Closer Look, </b><i><b>The National</b></i><b> provides an in-depth take on one of the main stories of the week.</b> Claims have been made that a proposed controversial athletic competition, fuelled by <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2024/03/01/shocked-paul-pogba-vows-to-fight-incorrect-four-year-doping-ban/" target="_blank">banned performance-enhancing drugs</a>, could bring about research to benefit <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2024/03/16/longevity-how-science-is-pushing-the-boundaries-for-the-first-150-year-old-human/" target="_blank">human longevity</a>. Hundreds of athletes have signed up for the Enhanced Games, planned for next year, as they seek to push the boundaries of human performance while using substances prohibited by the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2024/04/18/paris-olympics-2024-venues-capacity-events-schedule/" target="_blank">International Olympic Committee</a>. But could the event provide some unexpected benefits by providing key insights into health and ageing? Here, host Sarah Forster speaks to <i>The National'</i>s health editor Nick Webster about what scientists could discover when athletes push themselves to the limit. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/health/2024/05/07/longevity-scientists-in-uae-keep-close-eye-on-divisive-drug-fuelled-athletics-event/" target="_blank">Longevity scientists in UAE keep close eye on divisive drug-fuelled athletics event</a> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2024/03/16/longevity-how-science-is-pushing-the-boundaries-for-the-first-150-year-old-human/" target="_blank">Longevity: how science is pushing the boundaries for the first 150-year-old human</a>