Race director James McIlroy mentioned Cheptegei’s involvement is the “fruits of some years’ exhausting work behind the scenes”.
“To have the reigning double Olympic champion and double world report holder headline a really quick race, we consider it to be the quickest on the planet, it’ll be incredible,” McIlroy instructed BBC Sport NI.
McIlroy defined that earlier makes an attempt had been made to deliver Cheptegei to the occasion.
“This is not the primary dialog we have had on it. He was going to return for a few years however the diary needed to swimsuit timing smart.
“Clearly the Olympic Video games final yr wherein he was retaining his title did not assist us for 2024.
“As soon as he confirmed the Amsterdam marathon, we had been confirmed as properly, which was incredible information for us.”
McIlroy is anticipating different large names to join this yr’s occasion however acknowledges Cheptegei would be the primary attraction.
“Successfully what you’ve got is probably the most high-profile runner on the planet at present operating on probably the most stunning roads on the planet.
“We all know he is bringing two pacemakers. He has mentioned he’ll run a really quick time by his personal admission.
“He has run two half marathons within the final two years, one in New York Metropolis and one in New Delhi. They’re each huge races, so to be featured in the identical breath as these races is incredible.”
