In Dubai, weight loss is rewarded with gold Dubai municipality has dished out 2.8 million dirhams ($762,942) worth of gold in prizes to contestants in a weight-loss challenge, an unusual initiative by the Gulf emirate to fight obesity. The "Your Weight in Gold" campaign promised one gram of gold for each kilogram shed, provided the contestants lost at least two kilos (4.6 pounds) by August 16, when the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan ended. Ahmad al-Sheikh, a 27-year-old Syrian architect, claimed the top prize. Images and soundbites from the awards ceremony