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 | |
| Venue | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Date | December 19, 2021 |
| Competitors | 28,000 runners |
| Champions | |
| Men |  Demeke Kasaw Biksegn (ETH) (2:11:42) |
| Women | Alemtsehay Asifa Kasegn (ETH) (2:30:44) |
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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Results edit
| External videos | |
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 "Live broadcast". | |
| "Marathon route guide". | |
| "Half Marathon route guide". | |
| "Highlight". |
Marathon edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Demeke Kasaw Biksegn | Ethiopia |
2:11:42 PB |
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Aragaw Yitbarek Meseret | Ethiopia |
2:14:59 |
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Bilal Marhoum |  Morocco |
2:15:14 |
| 4 | Vitalis Kwemoi |  Uganda |
2:17:01 |
| 5 | Nicodemus Kipkurui Kimutai |  Kenya |
2:21:09 |
| 6 | Chou Ting-yin |  Taiwan |
2:23:13 PB |
| 7 | Chiang Chieh-wen | Taiwan |
2:23:51 |
| 8 | Huang Wei-hen | Taiwan |
2:28:46 |
| 9 | Tan Huong-leong |  Malaysia |
2:28:52 |
| 10 | Ho Chin-ping | Taiwan |
2:29:41 |
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
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Alemtsehay Asifa Kasegn | Ethiopia |
2:30:44 |
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Esther Wanjiru Macharia | Kenya |
2:31:54 |
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Lilia Fisikovici |  Moldova |
2:32:48 |
| 4 | Tsao Chun-yu | Taiwan |
2:33:51 |
| 5 | Viktoriia Kaliuzhna |  Ukraine |
2:34:58 |
| 6 | Caroline Chepkwony | Kenya |
2:36:11 |
| 7 | Gelane Bulbula Senbete | Ethiopia |
2:38:55 |
| 8 | Chang Chih-hsuan | Taiwan |
2:46:37 |
| 9 | Li Chia-mei | Taiwan |
2:52:31 |
| 10 | Chen Yi-ning | Taiwan |
2:53:18 |
Half marathon edit
The top four racers from Taiwan met the entry requirements for the 2021 Summer World University Games.
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
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Li Lee-chun | Taiwan |
1:07:33 |
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Huang Hsiang-wei | Taiwan |
1:07:38 |
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Chou Hsien-feng | Taiwan |
1:07:48 |
| 4 | Wu Jui-en | Taiwan |
1:07:48 |
| 5 | Chiang Yen-lun | Taiwan |
1:08:06 |
| 6 | Shih Yu-tso | Taiwan |
1:08:33 |
| 7 | Chiang Ying-wei | Taiwan |
1:08:54 |
| 8 | Tseng Ting-wei | Taiwan |
1:09:25 |
| 9 | Chou Hung-yu | Taiwan |
1:09:59 |
| 10 | Teng Hsin-chuan | Taiwan |
1:10:19 |
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
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Su Feng-ting | Taiwan |
1:17:06 PB |
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Lai Ting-hsuan | Taiwan |
1:17:58 |
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You Ya-jyun | Taiwan |
1:18:15 |
| 4 | Li Hsin-rong | Taiwan |
1:22:07 |
| 5 | Lo Pei-chi | Taiwan |
1:22:42 |
| 6 | Wu Ming | Taiwan |
1:23:47 |
| 7 | Cheng Chun-chih | Taiwan |
1:24:09 |
| 8 | Chiu Yu-cheng | Taiwan |
1:25:25 |
| 9 | Chen Yen-ling | Taiwan |
1:25:39 |
| 10 | Chen Ya-wen | Taiwan |
1:26:44 |
References edit
- ^ 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 Chinese). 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 Chinese). 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 Chinese). 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 Chinese). 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 Chinese). Retrieved 2022-08-26.