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Dubai Holding, one of the region’s largest conglomerates, is extending its support for the 2011 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, by sponsoring prizes for the fastest UAE Nationals in the men’s and women’s races and the wheelchair category.

A world-class field of elite men and women will compete for the richest first prize in distance running when the 2011 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon gets underway on Friday (January 21).

Standard Chartered announced today the participation of visually impaired Henry Wanyoike, world record holder of the 5,000 and 10,000 meters events at the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Paralympics, in the 10K road race.