Olympic champions Eliud Kipchoge (men) and 2020 Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir (women) will headline Kenya's marathon team at the Paris Olympics.
Kipchoge, aiming for a historic third title, leads a formidable men's team alongside Tokyo Marathon champion Benson Kipruto and London Marathon champion Alexander Munyao. Tokyo Marathon silver medallist Timothy Kiplagat as a reserve.
Kipchoge's first triumph at the global extravaganza came at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where he secured the title in 2:08:44. He would later on defend his title at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics clocking 2:08:38.
Kipruto clocked 2:02:16 to clinch the Tokyo title while also setting a new personal best (PB) on March 3.
Munyao on the other hand secured the London title after clocking 2:04:01 in the race held last week in the UK capital. The reserve man Kiplagat lowered his PB during the Tokyo Marathon clocking 2:02:55 to settle for second place.
In the women's team, Jepchirchir will be joined by two-time Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri, and two-time London and Chicago Marathon champion Brigid Kosgei, with 2022 New York Marathon champion Sharon Lokedi as reserve.
Jepchirchir will be hoping to defend her 2020 Tokyo Olympics title buoyed by her recent triumph at the London Marathon.
The 30-year-old clocked 2:27:20 in Tokyo to win her first Olympic title while also fending off Kosgei who placed second in 2:27:36.
During the London Marathon, she clocked 2:16:16 to break the women-only World Marathon record.
Obiri clocked 2:21:38 to secure the 2023 Boston title while also lowering her PB. She returned to defend her title clocking 2:22:27 on April 15.
Kosgei won the 2019 London and Chicago marathons clocking 2:18:20 and 2:14:04 respectively. The 30-year-old Lokedi clocked 2:23:23 to clinch the 2022 New York Marathon title.
