2020 Taipei Marathon

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]

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)

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

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 video
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[4]
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Paul Lonyangata Kenya2:09:18 MR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Elisha Rotich Kenya2:13:07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Tiidrek Nurme Estonia2:16:11
4Bilal Marhoum Morocco2:16:22
5Oleksandr Sitkovskyi Ukraine2:20:40
6Tan Huong-leong Malaysia2:23:13
7Chou Ting-yin Taiwan2:23:21 PB
8Chu Meng-tsung Taiwan2:27:58
9Tsai Cheng-hsuan Taiwan2:30:07
10Lin Chiu-chieh Taiwan2:30:53
Elite women's top 10 finishers[4]
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Askale Merachi Wegi Ethiopia2:28:31
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Alemtsehay Asifa Kasegn Ethiopia2:32:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Zinash Mekonen Lema Ethiopia2:32:24
4Tsao Chun-yu Taiwan2:32:41 NR
5Gladys Tejeda Peru2:37:23
6Hiroko Baino Japan2:45:53
7Chang Chih-hsuan Taiwan2:49:19
8Zhu Ying-ying Taiwan2:56:49
9Chen Yi-ning Taiwan2:58:18
10Hsu Chao-cheng Taiwan3:00:08

Half marathon
Elite men's top 10 finishers
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Wu Jui-en Taiwan1:07:57
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Huang Hsiang-wei Taiwan1:08:06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Chou Hung-yu Taiwan1:08:41
4Ho Hsing-hang Taiwan1:10:24
5Chiang Yen-lun Taiwan1:10:37
6Chiang Ying-wei Taiwan1:11:55
7Liao Hsuan-hao Taiwan1:12:04
8Chao Yu-jui Taiwan1:14:29
9Li Fang-chen Taiwan1:14:29
10Lin Sheng-che Taiwan1:15:14
Elite women's top 10 finishers
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Hsieh Chien-ho Taiwan1:15:17
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Fu Shu-ping Taiwan1:16:36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Chang Yu-chen Taiwan1:18:53
4Su Feng-ting Taiwan1:19:12
5Li Chia-mei Taiwan1:22:18
6Kuo Pei-ling Taiwan1:22:54
7Tsai Yun-hsuan Taiwan1:24:32
8Chen Chao-chun Taiwan1:24:40
9Lo Pei-chi Taiwan1:24:59
10Yen Hsiao-ching Taiwan1:25:01

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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