Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele will race Britain’s Mo Farah in the London Marathon in April.
Bekele is a triple Olympic champion on the track and was second behind Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru in last year’s race.
“I am thrilled to be returning to London for the third year in a row and would love to go one better than last year and win the race,” said Bekele.
“Once again London has brought the best distance runners in the world together so I know it will not be easy.”