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    Kayaker Admits To Setting Up A Rival Who Was Banned For Doping

    In addition to spiking a fellow Japanese racer's drink, Yasuhiro Suzuki, 32, was found to have repeatedly resorted to trickery at competitions, such as stealing other kayakers' tools.
    by Bill Chappell Jan 09, 2018 1 minute
    Yasuhiro Suzuki of Japan reacts after competing in the Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 1000m during the Guangzhou Asian Games on Nov. 25, 2010, in Guangzhou, China. Suzuki is now banned for eight years for spiking a fellow Japanese racer's drink with an anabolic steroid.

    Japanese kayaker Yasuhiro Suzuki says his desperation to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics led him to lace a fellow countryman's drink with an anabolic steroid — and

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