Score another point for RFID-aided sporting events.

RFID Journal reports that The World Cup races Feb. 9 and 10, concurrent with Piemonte Mondiale, a winter festival held at the resort town, got a high-tech upgrade this year. To ensure that athletes, “coaches, reporters and special guests were able to access restricted areas, event organizers deployed an RFID-based credential system,” according to a news story posted earlier today by the media outlet.