This Sunday! Kiplagat and Korir lead Kenyan stars at New York Marathon

Kenya's Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat (L) leads Bahrain's Rose Chelimo in the women's marathon athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in central London on August 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO

Two-time world champion Edna Kiplagat and defending champion Albert Korir are expected to light up the 51st New York City Marathon on Sunday.

Kiplagat, who has competed in all the six World Marathon Majors series races, must be at her best to counter Ethiopia's Gotytom Gebreslase, who has enjoyed an excellent past two years including winning the 2021 Berlin Marathon and gold at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene.