Two-time 5,000m world champion Muktar Edris of Ethiopia and Kenya's Felix Kipkoech are among the top names in a strong men's elite field for the Delhi Half Marathon race on October 16.
Reigning world 3,000m indoor champion Lemlem Hailu of Ethiopia, this year's TCS World 10K Bengaluru winner Irine Cheptai of Kenya and 2018 Commonwealth champion in 10,000m Stella Chesang, headline the women's elite field.
The $268,000 prize money World Athletics elite label road race, to be flagged off from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 16, will see tens of thousands of amateurs join the best global elite runners in one of the fastest courses in the world.
The international elite winners in the men's and women's categories will take home $27,000 each and the prize fund includes the top 10 finishers in both. There is also an event record bonus of $12,000 as an incentive.
Edris finished fourth on debut in Delhi in 2020 with an impressive 59:04 as the top four broke the previous course record in a sensational race that saw just four seconds separate the podium finishers.