Ethiopian Adola only started running internationally in 2014 and achieved his personal best time in the 2014 edition of ADHM en route to winning the elite men's title. He won a bronze at the World Half Marathon Championship.
Other Ethiopians Mosinet Geremew (Ethiopia), Jonathan Maiyo (Kenya) who finished eighth last year and Atsedu Tsegay who won the 2013 edition will be back in the capital this year.
The foremost among the women athletes participating in the ADHM 2015 is world record holder and defending champion Florence Kiplagat. Others include Cynthia Limo (Kenya), who won podium places at 10 out the 11 races she has run this year and Worknesh Degefa (Ethiopia).
Reigning Olympic marathon champion Tiki Gelana (Ethiopia), who most recently took home the bronze at the Tokyo Marathon, will be gunning for gold at ADHM.