Stage set for Dubai Marathon on Jan 22

Dubai - The Dubai Marathon is expected to see around 30,000 runners take to the streets across the route for the main 42km event, the 10km Road Race and the 4km Fun Run.

The biggest mass participation sporting event in the Middle East, the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on January 22, will see a keen role being played by 'Team Dubai' when they organise the star-studded line-up for the showdown starting and finishing on Umm Suqeim Road opposite the Madinat Jumeirah.
The Dubai Marathon is expected to see around 30,000 runners take to the streets across the route for the main 42km event, the 10km Road Race and the 4km Fun Run.
With such a gathering logistics play a vital role, which is where the support of the Dubai Government is crucial as hundreds of officers and officials get set to assist in the staging of another safe and memorable race.
Lieutenant Colonel Musabah Saeed Al Ghafli of Dubai Police chaired a final pre-race meeting with the organisers earlier this week.
"As the event grows bigger every year, we rely on many government bodies to help put on a world-class sporting occa-sion," said event director Peter Connerton. "With the support of the Dubai Sports Council, we work closely with Dubai's Police's Protection and Security, CID and Traffic Departments.
"As the biggest mass participation sporting event in the Mid-dle East, the logistics are challenging but with the help and expertise of Dubai Police, Dubai Ambulance Service, the RTA, Dubai Municipality and the Dubai Health Authority everyone works together to make it make it a smooth and successful event for every category. It really is a 'Team Dubai' effort."
Staged under the patronage of Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council (DSC), and held under the aegis of the DSC, the event will get underway at 6.30am, with the 10km Road Race at 9am and the 4km Fun Run setting off at 11am.