A total of 31 elite overseas athletes — 19 men and 12 women — will compete in January’s International Race Weekend, according to an announcement yesterday by event organisers.

Many of the runners will be returning to the Island, including defending marathon champions El Afoui Boubker of Morocco and Svetlana Baigulova of Russia.

The Front Street Mile is scheduled for Friday, January 12 with the International 10K on January 13 and the International Marathon and Half-Marathon on January 14.The full list of invited athletes are as follows:

MEN

Alexander Skvortsov, Russia — Mile and 10K

James Thie, Wales — Mile and 10K

Neil Speight, England — Mile and 10K

Lee Merrien, Guernsey — Mile and 10K

Jackson Langet, Kenya — Mile and 10K

Edgar Bermudez, Colombia — Mile and 10K

Geoffrey Rono, Kenya — Mile and 10K

Joel Williams, USA — Mile and 10K

Jorge Torres, USA — 10K

Rod Korbosi, USA — 10K

Mikola Antonenko, Ukraine — 10K, Half-Marathon

Joseph Ngetich, Kenya — 10K

Kiptoech Ruto, Kenya — Half-Marathon

David Mitchinson, England — Half-Marathon

Predrag Mladenovic, Serbia — Half-Marathon

El Afoui Boubker, Morocco — Marathon

Eduard Tukhbatullin, Russia — Marathon

Fred Gatange, Kenya — Marathon

Edward Gapak, Ukraine — Marathon

WOMEN

Silvia Skvortsova, Russia — 10K and Half-Marathon

Katie McGregor, USA — 10K

Kenza Wabi, Morocco — 10K

Victoria Jackson, USA — 10K

Olena Plastinina, Ukraine — 10K

Lisa Pratt, USA — 10K

Tatyana Chulakh, Russia — 10K

Svetlana Baigulova, Russia — Marathon

Victoria Ganushina, Ukraine — Marathon

Sarmasova Vinera, Russia — Marathon

Stephanie Hodge, USA — Marathon

Svetlana Revyakina, Ukraine — Marathon