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Haile Gebrselassie eyes million dollar incentive

LONDON (Reuters) – Haile Gebrselassie has a one million dollar incentive to lower his own world record in Dubai on Friday in his final marathon before the Beijing Olympics.

A world record total prize money pool of $1,000,000 is at stake for the men’s and women’s races with a first-place prize of $250,000.

If Gebrselassie breaks the mark of two hours 4 minutes 26 seconds he set in Berlin last year he will get a one million dollar bonus.