Bekele, Farah and Kipchoge will face off in the London Marathon

Kenenisa Bekele has confirmed he will race Mo Farah in the London Marathon in April

April 2018 will see a star studded lineup at the London Marathon.

Kenenisa Bekele has been added to the line up which already features heavyweight distance runners such as Mo Farah and Eilud Kipchoge.

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“I am thrilled to be returning to London for the third year in a row and would love to go one better than last year and win the race,” said Bekele.

“Once again London has brought the best distance runners in the world together so I know it will not be easy.”