NEW DELHI: Former 5000m world champion Muktar Edris will return to lead a star-studded international line-up at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2024 - a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race.
The event will take place on Oct 20 here. Edris will be joined by two-time Olympic gold medallist Joshua Cheptegei, which increases expectations for a course record in the men's race. The women's field includes the Birmingham CWG champion in 10,000m, Eilish McColgan.
Fresh from his victory in the 10,000m at the Paris Olympics, Uganda's Cheptegei is poised to make his debut at the marathon. He has been a three-time world champion in the 10,000m and boasts a personal best of 59:21 in the half marathon.
He will face formidable opposition from Ethiopia's Edris, who will be returning to the half marathon after 2022. He had finished fourth on his debut in 2020 with an impressive run of 59:04.
In the women's race, McColgan will face tough competition from Kenya's Cynthia Limo (66:04), Ethiopia's Yalemget Yaregal (66:27) and Tiruye Mesfin (66:31) and Tanzania's Magdalena Shauri (66:37).
