Race director James McIlroy mentioned Cheptegei’s involvement is the “end result of some years’ arduous work behind the scenes”.
“To have the reigning double Olympic champion and double world file holder headline a really quick race, we imagine it to be the quickest on the earth, it may be improbable,” McIlroy instructed BBC Sport NI.
McIlroy defined that earlier makes an attempt had been made to deliver Cheptegei to the occasion.
“This is not the primary dialog we have had on it. He was going to return for a few years however the diary needed to go well with timing clever.
“Clearly the Olympic Video games final 12 months through which he was retaining his title did not assist us for 2024.
“As soon as he confirmed the Amsterdam marathon, we have been confirmed as properly, which was improbable information for us.”
McIlroy is anticipating different massive names to enroll in this 12 months’s occasion however acknowledges Cheptegei would be the major attraction.
“Successfully what you’ve got is essentially the most high-profile runner on the earth at the moment working on one of the crucial stunning roads on the earth.
“We all know he is bringing two pacemakers. He has mentioned he’ll run a really quick time by his personal admission.
“He has run two half marathons within the final two years, one in New York Metropolis and one in New Delhi. They’re each huge races, so to be featured in the identical breath as these races is improbable.”
