2020 Taipei Marathon

24th Taipei Marathon
Main visual of the race
Venue	Taipei, Taiwan
Date	December 20, 2020
Competitors	28,000 runners
Champions
Men	Paul Lonyangata (KEN) (2:09:18)
Women	Askale Merachi Wegi (ETH) (2:28:31)

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

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
"Live broadcast".
"Marathon route guide".
"Half Marathon route guide".
"Highlight".

Marathon

Elite men's top 10 finishers[4]

Place	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Paul Lonyangata	Kenya	2:09:18 MR
	Elisha Rotich	Kenya	2:13:07
	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
	Askale Merachi Wegi	Ethiopia	2:28:31
	Alemtsehay Asifa Kasegn	Ethiopia	2:32:00
	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
	Wu Jui-en	Taiwan	1:07:57
	Huang Hsiang-wei	Taiwan	1:08:06
	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
	Hsieh Chien-ho	Taiwan	1:15:17
	Fu Shu-ping	Taiwan	1:16:36
	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.