Tergat heads Sheffield cast

The versatile and legendary Kenyan - also winner of five successive IAAF cross country titles and two Olympic 10,000m silver medals - is top name in the field competing over 10 kilometres.

British number one distance star Jon Brown, a Sheffield AC athlete, will also be flying in from Vancouver for the meeting.

Brown was testing out his fitness after a respiratory problem erupted on the morning of the London Marathon and was rushed to hospital.

The illness forced his withdrawal from the World Championships in three weeks’ time.

Matthew Turnbull, elite athletes director, said: “Obviously we want to assist him in getting back into shape and so asked him to run in Sheffield.

“He’s promised we will see him in much better condition after a few more weeks hard training.”