Gebrselassie finished third in London last time out
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Double Olympic 10,000m champion Haile Gebrselassie will race in the London Marathon for the next three years.
The Ethiopian legend won Sunday's Almeria half-marathon in Spain on his return from an operation on his Achilles tendon.
He was third in London in 2002 in his first serious attempt at the marathon.
"It is a coup for us to secure Haile's presence for the next three years and it guarantees a quality race," said race director David Bedford.
Gebrselassie will face Olympic champion Stefano Baldini, world champion Jaouad Gharib, and arch-rival Paul Tergat, the current world record holder.
"If I didn't think I could win I would not be here," said Gebrselassie, who has set world records on 18 occasions in his illustrious career and is keen to add the marathon record to his collection.
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