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Swedish athletes favour chip implants Tony Dennis A PAIR of Swedes - Carolina Klüft and Stefan Holm – has sparked controversy over plans for 'tagging' athletes which would involve either a chip implant or a permanently carrying around a GPS receiver. Apparently, the proposal is aimed at tackling the thorny issue of 'doping', whereby athletes have to predict their whereabouts for the next quarter so that they can be arbitrarily tested. "I have previously proposed that we should have computer chips surgically implanted into our skin," Klüft told The Local. "But it might be just as good if everybody at a certain level had a key ring with a GPS transmitter on their training bags."
When asked for his reaction to the proposal, fellow Swedish athlete Stefan Holm replied – "Why not?" He feels carrying a GPS receiver around would be better than being treated with suspicion the whole time. However, he believes for a scheme to work 100 per cent it would be better for all athletes to have a chip implant. So Big Brother won't just be watching you, he'll be right under your skin.
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