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Kipyegon and Ebenyo to lead Kenyan charges at Riga race

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Kenya's Faith Kipyegon (1st right) competes during the women's 1500m Heat 2 of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 at the National Athletics Centre stadium in Budapest, Hungary on August 19. [Xinhua]

Five world record-holders in the six championship events are among the entries for the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia, on October 1.

The global showpiece will coincide with the Eldoret City Marathon -one the continents highest paying 42km race.

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