Defending senior men’s champion Jacob Kiplimo is also set for a defence of his title. The 23-year-old won the U20 title at the World Cross Country Championships in Kampala seven years ago before claiming the World Half Marathon title in 2020. Across the Atlantic, Ireland’s great Olympic medal hope Rhasidat Adeleke will be making her seasonal debut at the 96th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.