Nairobi — World 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot will team up with Commonwealth Champion Elijah Manangoi and 800m runner Edwin Meli to compete against the Norwegian Ingebrigtsen brothers in a virtual race set for June 11, competing over 2,000m in an event christened 'Maurie Plant Memorial Race'.
The Ingebrigtsen brothers, Jakob, Filip and Henrik will run in Oslo, while Cheruiyot and his compatriots will race at the Nyayo National Stadium with the two events, also christened 'The Impossible Games', set to be shown on international TV as a split screen competition.
With most of the Diamond League races disrupted due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Oslo Diamond Leage organizers have decided to organize the race to pay tribute to legendary Australian athlete Maurie Plant, who passed away in January this year.
It will be another record attempt by one of the Ingebrigtsen's with Jakob having earlier broken the Norwegian 5km record last week running alongside elder brother Henrik.
The race will be the first major event at the Nyayo National Stadium whose renovation is set to be completed by the end of the month.
