In an exclusive interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the media briefing ahead of the 2017 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon where 30,000 runners are expected, Bekele said: "Of course, I want to win, I want to run a good time. Also Read :Father-son cricket legacy: Father and son who played competitive cricket together"In the year 2015 I had not a great start, because I got injured at the Dubai Marathon and dropped out at kilometre 30. Bekele missed the men's world record (2 hours 2 minutes and 57 seconds) of Dennis Kimetto from Kenya by just six seconds when he won the Berlin Marathon on September 25, 2016. He said he did not run in Dubai last year "because I was not 100 per cent healthy at that time". Dubai Marathon 2014 winner Tsegaye Mekonnen from Ethiopia will also be at the start line near the seven star hotel Burj Al Arab on the coming Friday morning, 6.30 am local time when the marathon starts.

Source: Ethiopian News January 18, 2017 17:03 UTC