 Bekele struggled at last year's event before returning to the track |
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele will bid to land a record sixth World Cross Country title in Scotland. The Olympic and world 10,000m champion missed out on the record in Mombasa last year after struggling with the intense heat and humidity.
But the 25-year-old is keen to put that setback behind him when he races in Edinburgh on Sunday, 30 March.
"I was deeply disappointed at what happened in Mombasa and I am determined to get the title back," he said.
Bekele suffered after-effects for several weeks following the race but bounced back in the summer to win a third successive world 10,000m title.
He has been back in intensive training since returning from his honeymoon late last year and is determined to better the five titles of Kenyan pair John Ngugi and Paul Tergat.
"Winning for a sixth time means very much to me and I feel the conditions in Edinburgh will suit me much more than they did last year," he said.
He is scheduled to compete over 3,000m in Valencia on 9 February and then over two miles at the Birmingham Grand Prix on 16 February.
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