In its decisions, the panel considered that approval of these applications would impinge upon and compromise the imperatives underlying the World Athletics eligibility rules and transfer of allegiance regulations.
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Kosgei ran the seventh-fastest time in history and the second-quickest performance of her career to regain a title she claimed in 2021.
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The women’s field assembles the winners of the past four editions, and between them they hold the four fastest winning performances in race history.
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Kenya’s former world record-holder Brigid Kosgei tops the entry list with the PB of 2:14:04 she set in Chicago in 2019.
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Brigid Kosgei becomes just the second woman in the history of the race to win in Shanghai.
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Pacemakers in the women's race have been requested to set out at 2:17:50 pace, which would also be enough to break the Chinese all-comers’ record of 2:18:09, set by Ruti Aga in Dongying in 2023.
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Kenya’s Kipruto, who also set a Japanese all-comers' record when winning in Tokyo last year in 2:02:16, will be joined in the men’s race by Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei, the world 5000m and 10,000m record holder
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While Hassan is not defending her London Marathon title, the field does include Kenya’s 2019 world champion Chepngetich, who sits fourth on the world all-time list with 2:14:18 from Chicago in 2022.
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