That athletes are ready to go to extremes to beat drug controls is well known. And that has once again been proven with an Italian long-distance runner facing disciplinary action after being caught with a fake penis in an attempt to cheat on the post-race dope test.

Media reports claim that Italy's Olympic committee is investigating long-distance runner Devis Licciardiu00a0for allegedly planning to whip out the prosthetic, which was full of drug-free urine, and squirt that in the test bowl.