Former MP turn focus to Boston

Boston Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label road race, has released the list for its 123rd edition to be run on April 15.

The line-up features nine previous winners and includes six men with sub-2:06 personal best and six women with personal faster than 2:21.

World champion Geoffrey Kirui and two-time Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia, 2018 winner Yuki Kawauchi of Japan will lead the men’s field alongside 2016 Boston winner Lemi Berhanu and 2012 Boston champion Wesley Korir.

Those five former champions will line up alongside two-time Amsterdam Marathon champion Lawrence Cherono and Ethiopian duo of Sisay Lemma and Solomon Deksisa, all of whom have PBs faster than 2:05.

Eritrea’s 2015 world marathon champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie and six-time world half marathon champion Zersenay Tadese will also be in Boston.

Rotterdam winner Kenneth Kipkemoi, two-time Toronto champion Benson Kipruto will be making his Boston Marathon debut.