Ethiopian duo Soloman Deksisa and Worknesh Degefa will spearhead a strong elite field featuring major city marathon winners and athletes with more than 35 international victories between them when the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon is staged on Friday (January 24). Deksisa and Degefa boast the best Personal Bests in the men and women’s fields respectively and […]
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POWERFUL ELITE FIELD GROWS
FOR STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON Fastest-Ever Ethiopian Woman Worknesh Degefa Confirmed in Line-up A powerful field of elite athletes from the hotbeds of African distance running will come together for the first major international marathon of the new year when the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon is staged on January 24. Soloman Deksisa (2:04:40) and Seifu […]
2019 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon
Former champions Lemi Berhanu and Worknesh Degefa will be among the powerful elite line-up when the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon celebrates its 20th edition on the streets of the UAE on January 25. The two Ethiopians – winners in 2015 and 2017 respectively – are key figures in the roll of honour of the Middle […]