24th Taipei Marathon | |
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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]