The Dubai edition of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, and supported by the Dubai Sports Council, Where more than 30 thousand riders.

The Middle East's first and largest marathon, the world's first in 2018, begins at 6am in the 42,195km Elite Race, followed by the 10km race, which starts at 8:30 am . The event ends with a four-kilometer race, which starts at 10:30 am.

The world's best-ranked marathon is being played by the world's best-known marathon, led by Ethiopian Gey Adola, who scored his fastest time at the Berlin Marathon in 2017 at 2:03:46, and his compatriot Asifah Mingstu, The Seoul Marathon in South Korea, his best personal time of 2:04:06 hours, and he finished fourth in one copy of the Dubai Marathon, as well as Ethiopian Limey Burhanu, winner of the Dubai Marathon 2015, 2:04:33 hours, Swiss Tadesi Abraham, who is looking for his first participation in Dubai, is looking to break the European era recorded in the name of Runner Farah.

On the women's side, the competition between Kenya's Ruth Chpengic, the winner of the Istanbul Marathon on two occasions, is intensifying at the fastest time of 2:18:35 hours, and Ethiopia's Ricken Dijeva, one of the former winners of the Dubai Marathon, is 2:19:53 hours, and her Kenyan counterpart Sharon Sherup, who won the bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships in 2:22:28 hours.

Kenyan Eliad Kibchogi scored the world record for men's marathon races at 2:01:39 hours at the Berlin Marathon in 2014, while the world record for the women's marathon, 2:15:25 hours, was named after Paula Radcliffe in London 2003 .

The Dubai Marathon has a strong battle in the men's wheelchair race, with Swiss defending champion Marcel Haag, Japan's Hiroyuki Yamamoto and Hiroki Nishida both in third place and Ryuta Yoshida, ranked ninth in the world.

The total race prize for the marathon is $ 385,000. The men's and women's races will receive a prize of $ 100,000, while second-place winners will receive $ 40,000 and $ 20,000 to third.

The Organizing Committee allocated an award of 18 thousand dirhams, distributed to the top three in the race of the President of the marathon citizens or citizens, the same value of the prizes obtained by the top three citizens and citizens in the wheelchair wheelchair for those interested, The wheelchairs for foreign owners are AED 55,000.

The Organizing Committee also allocated financial prizes of AED 7,000 for the 10 km race champions and the same financial value for the top three citizens and citizens.

- $ 385 thousand in the President's Race Awards, of which $ 100,000 is for the champion.

- 18 thousand dirhams dedicated to the top three citizens in the main race.