Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola and Worknesh Degefa will be back to the defend their titles at the 2018 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on January 26. Dubai: Defending champions Tamirat Tola and Worknesh Degefa will lead a world class field of distance runners when the 2018 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon gets under way on January 26. For Tola — whose win in Dubai is the 10th fastest Marathon time in history — a return to the UAE has always been a high priority. “It’s a great compliment to Dubai that Tamirat has decided to run in January and not compete in the London Marathon in April,” said Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon Race Director Peter Connerton. “We will also be finalising the Marathon route with one or two changes to the course for 2018.”In addition to Standard Chartered as title sponsor, the Dubai Marathon is supported by the Dubai Sports Council, adidas, Dubai Eye 103.8FM, Masafi Natural Water, Dubai Holding, Dubai Police and the RTA.

Source: Ethiopian News December 30, 2017 12:56 UTC