Men's and women's course record-setters, Jackson Kiprop of Uganda and Valentine Kipketar of Kenya, would be back to try and better their own three-year-old marks in the 13th edition of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon to be held on January 17, 2016.

Marathon specialist Kiprop, whose course record of 2:09:32 was set as a pacemaker in the 2013 race, would also use the event to qualify for next year's Rio Olympic Games. He had recently clocked 2:15:16 to finish overall 10th in the Beijing World Championships, a media release said on Thursday.