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Annual marathon race in Taipei, Taiwan
24th Taipei Marathon
Main visual of the race
VenueTaipei, Taiwan
DateDecember 20, 2020
Competitors28,000 runners
Champions
Men Paul Lonyangata (KEN) (2:09:18)
Women Askale Merachi Wegi (ETH) (2:28:31)
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The 2020 Taipei Marathon, the 24th running of that city's premier long-distance race, was held on December 20, 2020. Around 28,000 people ran in the event, of whom 22,189 finished.

Kenyan long-distance runner Paul Lonyangata smashed the previous record by 2:09:18. Taiwanese runner Chou Ting-yin claimed the domestic title, and Tsao Chun-yu established the new women's national record.

Background

The slogan of the race was "Dare To Breathe". It symbolizes under the COVID-19 pandemic, most road running races have been cancelled or postponed worldwide, although participants must wear a face mask and maintain a safety distance before the start, the Taipei Marathon took place as usual.

WA Label Road Races

The 2020 Taipei Marathon has been recognized by the World Athletics as Bronze Label races.

Results

External videos
video icon "Live broadcast".
video icon "Marathon route guide".
video icon "Half Marathon route guide".
video icon "Highlight".

Marathon

Elite men's top 10 finishers
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Lonyangata  Kenya 2:09:18 MR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Elisha Rotich  Kenya 2:13:07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tiidrek Nurme  Estonia 2:16:11
4 Bilal Marhoum  Morocco 2:16:22
5 Oleksandr Sitkovskyi  Ukraine 2:20:40
6 Tan Huong-leong  Malaysia 2:23:13
7 Chou Ting-yin  Taiwan 2:23:21 PB
8 Chu Meng-tsung  Taiwan 2:27:58
9 Tsai Cheng-hsuan  Taiwan 2:30:07
10 Lin Chiu-chieh  Taiwan 2:30:53
Elite women's top 10 finishers
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Askale Merachi Wegi  Ethiopia 2:28:31
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alemtsehay Asifa Kasegn  Ethiopia 2:32:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zinash Mekonen Lema  Ethiopia 2:32:24
4 Tsao Chun-yu  Taiwan 2:32:41 NR
5 Gladys Tejeda  Peru 2:37:23
6 Hiroko Baino  Japan 2:45:53
7 Chang Chih-hsuan  Taiwan 2:49:19
8 Zhu Ying-ying  Taiwan 2:56:49
9 Chen Yi-ning  Taiwan 2:58:18
10 Hsu Chao-cheng  Taiwan 3:00:08

Half marathon

Elite men's top 10 finishers
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wu Jui-en  Taiwan 1:07:57
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Huang Hsiang-wei  Taiwan 1:08:06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chou Hung-yu  Taiwan 1:08:41
4 Ho Hsing-hang  Taiwan 1:10:24
5 Chiang Yen-lun  Taiwan 1:10:37
6 Chiang Ying-wei  Taiwan 1:11:55
7 Liao Hsuan-hao  Taiwan 1:12:04
8 Chao Yu-jui  Taiwan 1:14:29
9 Li Fang-chen  Taiwan 1:14:29
10 Lin Sheng-che  Taiwan 1:15:14
Elite women's top 10 finishers
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hsieh Chien-ho  Taiwan 1:15:17
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fu Shu-ping  Taiwan 1:16:36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chang Yu-chen  Taiwan 1:18:53
4 Su Feng-ting  Taiwan 1:19:12
5 Li Chia-mei  Taiwan 1:22:18
6 Kuo Pei-ling  Taiwan 1:22:54
7 Tsai Yun-hsuan  Taiwan 1:24:32
8 Chen Chao-chun  Taiwan 1:24:40
9 Lo Pei-chi  Taiwan 1:24:59
10 Yen Hsiao-ching  Taiwan 1:25:01

References

  1. Lee I-chia. "Thousands take part in annual Taipei Marathon". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  2. Bob Ramsak. "Lonyangata and Merachi take Taipei Marathon titles". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  3. Yang Yu-hsin. "《路跑》台北馬周庭印破PB 曹純玉破全國創本土最佳". WOWSIGHT (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  4. ^ "2020 Taipei Marathon Competition Results" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
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