In the men's race, Richard Yator will have fellow Kenyans Nicholas Kipkorir, Stanley Waithaka and Cornelius Kiplangat to help him find the best way ahead of their Ethiopian rivals.

"I have got the endurance and want to launch the campaign with a strong performance. It is the first race for most athletes and many will struggle. Hopefully, I will find the extra strength to edge ahead and win. Shanghai has a good track with fantastic fans to boot. They cheer you along and I intend to exploit these characteristics," said Yator in Nairobi.

Ethiopia's entourage will be led by reigning world indoor and outdoor champions Yomif Kejelcha and Muktar Edris, who will go head-to-head alongside the USA's world and Olympic medalist Paul Chelimo, and Morocco's former world indoor 1,500m champion Abdelaati Iguider.

Add to the picture Selemon Berega, who ran the fastest 5,000m of 2018 to win the super-quick Diamond League final last August, plus fellow Ethiopian Hagos Gebrhiwet, who was second in Brussels, and there's quite a race in prospect in Shanghai for China's premier one-day athletics meeting.

"It is not about who we are running against. This year's focus is on the World Championships and Shanghai offers the best platform to gauge our speed and endurance. I am ready for the challenge and I know the Kenyan quartet in the race is strong," added Yator.

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