"The Delhi Half Marathon is my first-ever trip to India and so I am very much looking forward to visiting and also competing against, once again, Tirunesh Dibaba as well as the rest of the field of accomplished and confident women," said Jepkosgei.
Jepkosgei set a world half marathon best of 1:04:52 in Prague in April, 2017 and improved it by one second to 1:04:51 in Valencia.
In Delhi, Jepkosgei and Dibaba, third in Berlin marathon, will face opposition from Ethiopians Ababel Yeshaneh (65:46), Worknesh Degefa (66:14) Zeinaba Yimer (66:21) and Senbere Teferi (debut).
"My training has gone on well. There is nothing much I have changed during my training and I'm looking forward to the race where I want to lower the record, even by a second," said Jepkosgei.
The men's field will have Kenyans Alex Korio (58:51) and Daniel Kipchumba (59:06), Ethiopians Leul Gebresilase (59:18) and Feyisa Lilesa (59:22), New Zealand's Zane Robertson 59:47 and last year's runner-up Andamlak Belihu from Ethiopia (59:51) and last year's third-placer Leonard Korir from the United States (59:52).
Olympic 5,000m bronze medalist Hagos Gebrhiwet is sick and will not compete in India. Enditem
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