Reigning Olympic silver medallist Jaouad Gharib of Morocco is one of seven international stars who were added to the field for the 40th New York Marathon on Wednesday.

Kenyans James Kwambai and Patrick Makau, France's Christelle Daunay, Ireland's Martin Fagan, Russian Tatyana Petrova and Yuri Kano of Japan will compete in the November 1 race through the streets of Manhattan and suburbs of The Bronx and Queens.