One is a rule change to make it a doping offence to refuse to take a blood test. There is no absolutely widely agreed protocol for precisely what the test is and whether something's a failure or not a failure. However, this presents even greater difficulty as far as the IAAF is concerned. To go to a home of an athlete, knock on his or her door and ask for a urine sample is already a difficult matter which includes many logistic problems. But to knock on the door and ask the athlete to lay down for a venipuncture with the withdrawal of a certain amount of blood is something else.
Venipuncture requires medical personnel and sterile conditions.
Also the legal aspects of this type of approach need to be evaluated. So we'll be doing it, it's just a case of developing some protocols. In the meantime, testing for EPO looks set to be confined to the major championships. The combination of both a blood and urine test that was used in Sydney is due to be employed at August's World Championships in Edmonton. The use of drugs and other prohibited techniques to enhance the performance of athletes in marathon racing is contrary to the whole ethos of our sport and we deplore those who use, encourage, administer or facilitate the use of such drugs or techniques.