Winter Olympic Games doping doubts

The hi-tech anti-doping laboratory for the Winter Olympics is ready for next month's Games but it remains unclear whether athletes caught cheating could face jail sentences under Italian law.

Although an 80-strong staff of Italian and foreign specialists are ready to begin testing about 100 urine or blood samples each day, Italy has refused to bring its doping laws into line with Olympic rules and respect a commitment made by organisers when the country was awarded the Winter Games.