2021 Taipei Marathon
| 25th Taipei Marathon | |
|---|---|
| File:Main visual of the 2021 Taipei Marathon.jpeg Main visual of the race | |
| Venue | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Date | December 19, 2021 |
| Competitors | 28,000 runners |
| Champions | |
| Men | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Demeke Kasaw Biksegn (ETH) (2:11:42) |
| Women | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Alemtsehay Asifa Kasegn (ETH) (2:30:44) |
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. 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 successfully apply an Elite Platinum label in 2022.[4]
Elite runners
Results
| External videos | |
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| 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]
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Demeke Kasaw Biksegn | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia | 2:11:42 PB |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Aragaw Yitbarek Meseret | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia | 2:14:59 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Bilal Marhoum | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 2:15:14 |
| 4 | Vitalis Kwemoi | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | 2:17:01 |
| 5 | Nicodemus Kipkurui Kimutai | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 2:21:09 |
| 6 | Chou Ting-yin | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 2:23:13 PB |
| 7 | Chiang Chieh-wen | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 2:23:51 |
| 8 | Huang Wei-hen | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 2:28:46 |
| 9 | Tan Huong-leong | File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia | 2:28:52 |
| 10 | Ho Chin-ping | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 2:29:41 |
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Alemtsehay Asifa Kasegn | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia | 2:30:44 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Esther Wanjiru Macharia | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 2:31:54 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Lilia Fisikovici | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | 2:32:48 |
| 4 | Tsao Chun-yu | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 2:33:51 |
| 5 | Viktoriia Kaliuzhna | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 2:34:58 |
| 6 | Caroline Chepkwony | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 2:36:11 |
| 7 | Gelane Bulbula Senbete | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia | 2:38:55 |
| 8 | Chang Chih-hsuan | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 2:46:37 |
| 9 | Li Chia-mei | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 2:52:31 |
| 10 | Chen Yi-ning | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 2:53:18 |
Half marathon
The top four racers from Taiwan met the entry requirements for the 2021 Summer World University Games.
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Li Lee-chun | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:07:33 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Huang Hsiang-wei | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:07:38 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Chou Hsien-feng | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:07:48 |
| 4 | Wu Jui-en | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:07:48 |
| 5 | Chiang Yen-lun | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:08:06 |
| 6 | Shih Yu-tso | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:08:33 |
| 7 | Chiang Ying-wei | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:08:54 |
| 8 | Tseng Ting-wei | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:09:25 |
| 9 | Chou Hung-yu | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:09:59 |
| 10 | Teng Hsin-chuan | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:10:19 |
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Su Feng-ting | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:17:06 PB |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Lai Ting-hsuan | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:17:58 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | You Ya-jyun | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:18:15 |
| 4 | Li Hsin-rong | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:22:07 |
| 5 | Lo Pei-chi | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:22:42 |
| 6 | Wu Ming | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:23:47 |
| 7 | Cheng Chun-chih | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:24:09 |
| 8 | Chiu Yu-cheng | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:25:25 |
| 9 | Chen Yen-ling | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:25:39 |
| 10 | Chen Ya-wen | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | 1:26:44 |
References
- ↑ Zheng Kuang-yu. "這兩天不搶就等明年 跑動臺北馬拉松 那日我們重生". don1don (in 中文). Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ↑ Huang Qiu-lun. "台北馬拉松疫情中重生 開放報名讓世界看見台灣". China Times (in 中文). Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ↑ Chen Yu-ting. "2021台北馬拉松報名啟動 附健康證明可脫口罩跑". Central News Agency (Taiwan) (in 中文). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ↑ Du Yi-chun. "臺北馬拉松「免戴口罩」開跑 盼朝菁英白金標籤邁進". ETtoday (in 中文). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ↑ James Koech. "Demeke Kasaw Biksegn wins the 2021 Taipei Marathon". Athletics News. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ↑ Tseng Sih-ju. "路跑／感謝蔣介文破風、周庭印台北馬拉松破PB連霸". udn.com (in 中文). Retrieved 2022-08-26.