2021 Taipei Marathon

The 2021 Taipei Marathon was an Elite Label marathon race held in Taipei, Taiwan on December 19, 2021. It was the 25th running of the race.

25th Taipei Marathon
Main visual of the race
VenueTaipei, Taiwan
DateDecember 19, 2021
Competitors28,000 runners
Champions
Men Demeke Kasaw Biksegn (ETH) (2:11:42)
Women Alemtsehay Asifa Kasegn (ETH) (2:30:44)
The starting point at the Taipei City Hall Square

A Taipei Marathon organize committee made renewal of the race's identify system and route in this edition of the race, the new logo was inspired from the Möbius strip.

Background

The slogan of the race is "Run the city, the day we reborn". It symbolizes Taiwan, which has surpassed the most dangerous stage of the local epidemic caused by COVID-19.[1][2]

Due to the pandemic, this edition of Taipei Marathon no need to randomly draw for participant qualification. The field is limited to 28,000 runners. (Marathon for 9,000 and half marathon in 18,000)

Runners were required to show them's COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID-19 test before entering the starting point.[3]

For higher certification

Taipei Marathon has been certified as Bronze Label road race by World Athletics in 2019 (Adjustment to the Elite Label classification due to the COVID-19 pandemic). But since then has been no further news about upgrade its certification.

Ko Wen-je, mayor of the city of Taipei says the goal is to successfulley apply an Elite Platinum label on 2022.[4]

Elite runners

Results
Start time
External video
video icon "Live broadcast".
video icon "Marathon route guide".
video icon "Half Marathon route guide".
video icon "Highlight".

Marathon

The elite men's and women's races were won by Ethiopians Demeke Kasaw Biksegn and Alemtsehay Asifa Kasegn, respectively. Taiwanese runner Chou Ting-yin won the domestic champion for two consecutive years, and Tsao Chun-yu was meeting the entry standards for 2022 Asian Games.[5][6]

Elite men's top 10 finishers
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Demeke Kasaw Biksegn Ethiopia2:11:42 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Aragaw Yitbarek Meseret Ethiopia2:14:59
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Bilal Marhoum Morocco2:15:14
4Vitalis Kwemoi Uganda2:17:01
5Nicodemus Kipkurui Kimutai Kenya2:21:09
6Chou Ting-yin Taiwan2:23:13 PB
7Chiang Chieh-wen Taiwan2:23:51
8Huang Wei-hen Taiwan2:28:46
9Tan Huong-leong Malaysia2:28:52
10Ho Chin-ping Taiwan2:29:41
Elite women's top 10 finishers
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Alemtsehay Asifa Kasegn Ethiopia2:30:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Esther Wanjiru Macharia Kenya2:31:54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Lilia Fisikovici Moldova2:32:48
4Tsao Chun-yu Taiwan2:33:51
5Viktoriia Kaliuzhna Ukraine2:34:58
6Caroline Chepkwony Kenya2:36:11
7Gelane Bulbula Senbete Ethiopia2:38:55
8Chang Chih-hsuan Taiwan2:46:37
9Li Chia-mei Taiwan2:52:31
10Chen Yi-ning Taiwan2:53:18

Half marathon

The top four racers from Taiwan met the entry requirements for the 2021 Summer World University Games.

Elite men's top 10 finishers
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Li Lee-chun Taiwan1:07:33
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Huang Hsiang-wei Taiwan1:07:38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Chou Hsien-feng Taiwan1:07:48
4Wu Jui-en Taiwan1:07:48
5Chiang Yen-lun Taiwan1:08:06
6Shih Yu-tso Taiwan1:08:33
7Chiang Ying-wei Taiwan1:08:54
8Tseng Ting-wei Taiwan1:09:25
9Chou Hung-yu Taiwan1:09:59
10Teng Hsin-chuan Taiwan1:10:19
Elite women's top 10 finishers
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Su Feng-ting Taiwan1:17:06 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Lai Ting-hsuan Taiwan1:17:58
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)You Ya-jyun Taiwan1:18:15
4Li Hsin-rong Taiwan1:22:07
5Lo Pei-chi Taiwan1:22:42
6Wu Ming Taiwan1:23:47
7Cheng Chun-chih Taiwan1:24:09
8Chiu Yu-cheng Taiwan1:25:25
9Chen Yen-ling Taiwan1:25:39
10Chen Ya-wen Taiwan1:26:44

References
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