One of the country's top sprint canoeists has been banned from competition for eight years for spiking a younger rival's drink with an anabolic steroid, causing him to fail a doping test, the Japan Anti-Doping Agency said Jan. 9.
The incident took place at the national canoe sprint championships last September in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, the Japan Canoe Federation said.
After Seiji Komatsu, 25, failed a drug test, Yasuhiro Suzuki, 32, admitted spiking Komatsu's drink. Police are reportedly investigating the incident. (Kyodo)
日本アンチ・ドーピング機構は1月9日、ライバルのカヌー選手の飲料にステロイドを混入させて飲ませた鈴木康大に対して、8年間の資格停止処分を下したと発表した。
The Japan Times ST: January 26, 2018