Swiss ‘Silver Bullet’ Hug To Lead Powerful Marathon Wheelchair Field In Dubai

Defending champion Rafa Botello of Spain will face a world-class field of racers including nine-time world champion and double Paralympic gold medalist Marcel Hug of Switzerland when the most talented line-up in the event’s history takes to the course for the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on January 26.

The Spaniard took victory by just three seconds (1h:31m:19s) from Irish rival Patrick Monahan last year in Dubai and both men return to clash again next week. But they know they also face a monumental battle with the likes of Hug, Japan’s Hiroyuki Yamamoto and ten-times Boston Marathon winner Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa also in the world-class line-up.