This year's Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS) will see a total of 26 international elite athletes from five different countries taking part in the Full Marathon race category.
Participants from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Russia and Ukraine will start their race alongside 20,000 Full Marathon and Ekiden runners under the Christmas lights at Orchard Road. Ekiden is a 42km team relay event which has its own category in this year's marathon.
With US$50,000 (S$64,157) as the top prize for the men's and women's open categories for the Full Marathon, fierce competition can be expected among these top international athletes, of which 14 are IAAF-certified Gold level elite runners.
One of the frontrunners to clinch the men's title this year is Jackson Kipkoech Kotut, who achieved top spots in the Tiberias Marathon (2009) and Barcelona Marathon (2010). Last year's Barcelona Marathon saw the Kenyan run a personal best of 2:07:30 to secure victory in record-breaking fashion.
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