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2020 Taipei Marathon

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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.[1]

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.[2][3]

Background

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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

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

Results

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

Marathon

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Elite men's top 10 finishers[4]
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[4]
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

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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

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  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. ^ a b "2020 Taipei Marathon Competition Results" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-08-29.