Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele has confirmed to run the 2018 London Marathon, joining Britain’s Mo Farah and Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge on the start line on Sunday April 22.

The trio of Bekele, Farah and Kipchoge have a combined total of eight Olympic gold medals and 12 World Championship golds between them.

The 34 year old Farah, is the most decorated with four Olympic gold medals and six World Championship victories over 5,000m and 10,000metres, while the 35 year old Bekele, is the 5,000m/10,000metres world record holder and the second fastest marathon runner in history with a time of 2hours 3 minutes and 3seconds. Hee is and the owner of three Olympic and five World Championship gold medals.

In the meantime, the 33 year old Kipchoge, who won the London Marathon twice, is widely seen as the greatest marathon runner of his generation. He has run an unratified marathon time of 2hours and 25 seconds flat and is the reigning Olympic champion over the 42.195 kilometers.

Hugh Brasher, Event Director of the London Marathon, said: “This is a truly mouth-watering prospect.”

Bekele has run the past two London Marathons, finishing third in 2016 and second last year.