Defending champion Alemaddis Eyayu, Birhanu Legese, and Benard Biwott will face multiple World cross-country medalists Lilian Rengeruk in the 20th edition of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, at the Indian capital on Sunday.
Jemal Mekonen, a key member of Ethiopia's victorious team at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, will headline the men's elite line-up at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon. Making his debut on Indian soil, the soon-to-be 29-year-old brings extensive international experience,
Olympian Joshua Cheptegei lived up to his billing to take home the men's crown, while Alemaddis Eyayu pushed pre-race favourite Cynthia Limo behind for a surprise win in the women's race in today's Delhi Half Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, at the Indian capital.