Looking back, Japanese kayaker Seiji Komatsu thought his drink tasted a little funny.

At least that’s what we’re assuming after it was revealed Yasuhiro Suzuki had spiked the drink of his rival, Komatsu, with an anabolic steroid, causing Komatsu to fail a drug test last year after the national championships.

As punishment, the Japan Canoe Federation announced that Suzuki, 32, has been banned from competition by the Japan Anti-Doping Agency for eight years. Suzuki was thought to be a candidate to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Komatsu denied ever taking banned substances, which prompted the federation to investigate what happened. Suzuki then admitted he drugged his fellow competitor, thinking otherwise, he could not win.

That’s the can-do spirit.

Komatsu was provisionally disqualified by JADA from competing, but his status and his records have been restored.

It is believed to be the first time in Japanese sports history that an athlete had failed a drug test due to deliberate contamination by a fellow competitor.