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Less then 12 months after finishing second in the World Para Athletics Championships held during the London Marathon, Scotland’s Derek Rae will take another step towards the Tokyo Paralympics when he makes his debut at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on Friday (Jan 24).

Recognised as being among the flattest and fastest in the world of distance running, the roads and streets of Dubai are set to be turned into a world-class running “track” for the 21st staging of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on Friday (January 24).

After back-to-back victories in 2018 and 2019, Switzerland’s renowned “Silver Bullet’ Marcel Hug and the formidable Sandra Graf will be gunning for unique hat-tricks when they line up at the start of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon next Friday (January 24).