LAUSANNE - The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday doubled a doping ban against Kenyan marathon star Rita Jeptoo to four years, signalling the end of her career. Rita Jeptoo of Kenya pictured winning the Boston Marathon in 2014The world sports tribunal said there were aggravating circumstances including Jeptoo's "deceptive and obstructive" behaviour, which warranted doubling the original ban against the 2014 Chicago and Boston Marathon winner. "The panel found to its comfortable satisfaction that the athlete used EPO over a period of time to enhance performance," said a CAS statement. Jeptoo, who won the Boston race three times, said last week she hoped to return to elite competition. "I have returned to serious training with the hope that I will return to the marathon soon," Jeptoo told AFP expressing optimism about the CAS verdict.

Source: Bangkok Post October 26, 2016 12:45 UTC