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The spotlight will be on the elites as they chase Olympic qualification but one amateur runner will certainly catch the eye at next week’s Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon thanks to his decision to run wearing a full-blown rhinoceros suit.

Fresh from a stunning 1-2 finish at the Arab Games in Doha, UAE runners Alia Saeed Mohammed and Betlhem Belayneh Deslagn will have more gold in sight when they star in the 10Km race in the 2012 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon.

Flying Ethiopian Deriba Merga will be looking to underline his growing racing maturity when he joins a powerful line-up at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on January 27.