IT'S DOUBLE TRAGEDY: CAS doubles Jeptoo's ban; Edna Kiplagat headed for Sh100m windfall

Rita Jeptoo of Kenya reacts after crossing the finish line to win the women's race during the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Chicago. Chicago's 37th annual race included a field of 108 elite men, women and wheelchair athletes. There were also 45,000 amateur runners registered and more than 1 million people were expected to watch along the way.(AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles)

Two-time world marathon champion Edna Kiplagat is poised for a double World Marathon Majors (WMM) series jackpot after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) doubled Rita Jeptoo's ban.

Yesterday, CAS upheld an IAAF appeal and banned Jeptoo, who had reportedly resumed training, until October 30, 2018.