Record-holders head race

ByEurosport

Published 26/02/2008 at 14:03 GMT

World record-holders Samuel Wanjiru and Lorna Kiplagat lead the fields in the richest half-marathon race in history, the Zayed International Marathon in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

Kiplagat, ATHLETICS

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Netherlands runner Kiplagat is the current half-marathon record-holder while Wanjiru clocked 58 minutes 33 seconds last year to take the men's mark.

Former world marathon record holder Paul Tergat also runs in the race that offers $300,000 for the winner, and an additional $200,000 for a world record.

The event is being held under the patronage of Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs, and has a total prize money of $2 million.

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