A police officer holds vials of blood-booster EPO and related drugs in the headquarters of Austria's special anti doping police task force in Vienna. Ancient Olympic dopers got their pre-Games hormone boost from chewing on raw animal testicles. The problem of some Olympic competitors taking potions, medicines and supplements to boost performance is as old as the Games themselves. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
In the battle against drug use at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency plans to deploy a more streamlined, high-tech approach to identify and target potential cheats.
According to ITA Director General Benjamin Cohen, the potential tools at the agency's disposal include biological and performance passports as well as a mountain of other data.
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