Canoeing: Kayak drug-test scandal in Japan

Canoeing: Kayak drug-test scandal in Japan

KOMATSU, Japan, Jan. 12 Kyodo - Japanese kayaker Seiji Komatsu speaks to reporters in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2018, after he received encouragement from Japan Canoe Federation President Shoken Narita. Komatsu failed a doping test after fellow kayaker Yasuhiro Suzuki spiked his drink with an anabolic steroid at the national canoe sprint championships in September 2017.

Canoeing: Kayak drug-test scandal in Japan

Canoeing: Kayak drug-test scandal in Japan

KOMATSU, Japan, Jan. 12 Kyodo - Japanese kayaker Seiji Komatsu (L) receives encouragement from Japan Canoe Federation President Shoken Narita, as they shake hands in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2018. Komatsu failed a doping test after fellow kayaker Yasuhiro Suzuki spiked his drink with an anabolic steroid at the national canoe sprint championships in September 2017.

CORRECTED: Canoeing: Kayak drug-test scandal in Japan

CORRECTED: Canoeing: Kayak drug-test scandal in Japan

Japanese kayaker Seiji Komatsu (L) receives encouragement from Japan Canoe Federation President Shoken Narita, as they shake hands in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2018. Komatsu failed a doping test after fellow kayaker Yasuhiro Suzuki spiked his drink with an anabolic steroid at the national canoe sprint championships in September 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Canoeing: Kayak drug-test scandal in Japan

Canoeing: Kayak drug-test scandal in Japan

Japanese kayaker Yasuhiro Suzuki speaks to reporters in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2018, after he received encouragement from Japan Canoe Federation President Shoken Narita. Komatsu failed a doping test after fellow kayaker Yasuhiro Suzuki spiked his drink with an anabolic steroid at the national canoe sprint championships in September 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Canoeing: Doping scandal in Japan

Canoeing: Doping scandal in Japan

Japanese sprint canoeist Seiji Komatsu, who failed a doping test after fellow sprint canoeist Yasuhiro Suzuki spiked his drink with an anabolic steroid, is surrounded by media in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2018. Suzuki, who is facing a lifetime ban over the incident, apologized in a statement released on the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Canoeing: Doping scandal in Japan

Canoeing: Doping scandal in Japan

Japanese sprint canoeist Seiji Komatsu, who failed a doping test after fellow sprint canoeist Yasuhiro Suzuki spiked his drink with an anabolic steroid, speaks to reporters in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2018. Suzuki, who is facing a lifetime ban over the incident, apologized in a statement released on the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Canoeing: Doping scandal in Japan

Canoeing: Doping scandal in Japan

Japanese sprint canoeist Seiji Komatsu speaks to reporters in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2018. Komatsu failed a doping test after fellow sprint canoeist Yasuhiro Suzuki spiked his drink with a prohibited substance at the national canoe sprint championships in September 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Canoeing: Doping scandal in Japan

Canoeing: Doping scandal in Japan

Japanese sprint canoeist Seiji Komatsu speaks to reporters in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2018. Komatsu failed a doping test after fellow sprint canoeist Yasuhiro Suzuki spiked his drink with a prohibited substance at the national canoe sprint championships in September 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Canoeing: Sprinter spiked rival's drink, causing positive drug test

Canoeing: Sprinter spiked rival's drink, causing positive drug test

File photo taken in November 2010 shows Japanese canoeist Yasuhiro Suzuki competing at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Suzuki has been banned from competition for eight years for spiking his rival's drink with a prohibited substance, causing him to fail a doping test, the Japan Anti-Doping Agency said on Jan. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo