World champions Edris, Obiri to headline TCS World 10k

Bengaluru: Reigning 5000m world champions Ethiopia’s Muktar Edris and Kenyan Hellen Obiri will be the star attractions at the TCS World 10K, which returns after a threeyear hiatus here on May 15.

Edris, the two-time defending world champion, will be using the Bengaluru race as part of his preparations to become just the second man to win three consecutive titles in the event at this summer’s world championships.

He is no stranger to India having made his half marathon debut in the 2020 Delhi Half Marathon. In the women’s race, Obiri will be making her racing debut in India.

Like Edris, she has also won the 5000m at the last two editions of the world championships and took silver medals over the same distance at the previous two Olympics in Rio and Tokyo. Both Edris and Obiri will have the TCS World 10K course records as their targets.