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Worknesh Degefa made it a Dubai double with victory in the 2020 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon as debutant Olika Adugna won a dramatic sprint to the finish in an historic men’s race.

Tomorrow’s 21st anniversary of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon offers the extra incentive of a spot on the Olympic team for Tokyo later his year for Ethiopians and Kenyans for whom the event is a relatively short hop across the Arabian Sea, and a rather longer trek across the Atlantic for a trio of Mexicans, writes Pat Butcher.

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 […]