# 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.
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.
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.

### 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.

### Elite runners

Marathon :
| Men's elite | Nationality | Personal Best |
| Oleksandr Sitkovskyi | Ukraine | 2:09:11 |
| Nicodemus Kipkurui Kimutai | Kenya | 2:10:00 |
| Bilal Marhoum | Morocco | 2:11:20 |
| Vitalis Kwemoi | Uganda | 2:11:25 |
| Demeke Kasaw Biksegn | Ethiopia | 2:12:12 |
| Aragaw Yitbarek Meseret | Ethiopia | 2:14:39 |
| Ho Chin-ping | Taiwan | 2:17:42 |
| Chiang Chieh-wen | Taiwan | 2:18:17 |
| Chou Ting-yin | Taiwan | 2:23:21 |
| Li Ming-sheng | Taiwan | 2:30:56 |
| Chen Yu-jen | Taiwan | 2:32:01 |
| Wen Lien-chung | Taiwan | 2:32:26 |
| Lai Yi-ting | Taiwan | 2:35:32 |
| Women's elite | Nationality | Personal Best |
| Alemtsehay Asifa Kasegn | Ethiopia | 2:32:00 |
| Gelane Bulbula Senbete | Ethiopia | 2:32:22 |
| Lilia Fisikovici | Moldova | 2:27:29 |
| Viktoriia Kaliuzhna | Ukraine | 2:27:05 |
| Esther Wanjiru Macharia | Kenya | 2:29:17 |
| Caroline Chepkwony | Kenya | 2:27:00 |
| Tsao Chun-yu | Taiwan | 2:32:41 |
| Hsieh Chien-he | Taiwan | 2:40:41 |
| Chang Chih-hsuan | Taiwan | 2:46:36 |
| Chu Ying-ying | Taiwan | 2:56:49 |
| Li Chia-mei | Taiwan | 2:57:52 |
| Yang Chiao-chu | Taiwan | 3:02:37 |
Half Marathon :
| Men's elite | Nationality | Personal Best |
| Wu Jui-en | Taiwan | 1:07:57 |
| Teng Hsin-chuan | Taiwan | 1:07:58 |
| Huang Hsiang-wei | Taiwan | 1:08:06 |
| Chou Hung-yu | Taiwan | 1:08:41 |
| Tseng Ting-wei | Taiwan | 1:09:29 |
| Li Fang-chen | Taiwan | 1:09:31 |
| Li Qi-ju | Taiwan | 1:10:43 |
| Hung Lin-hung | Taiwan | 1:10:47 |
| Tsai Cheng-hsuan | Taiwan | 1:12:33 |
| Chang Zhe-hao | Taiwan | 1:12:50 |
| Women's elite | Nationality | Personal Best |
| Fu Shu-ping | Taiwan | 1:15:41 |
| Chen Yu-hsuan | Taiwan | 1:18:26 |
| Chang Yu-chen | Taiwan | 1:18:53 |
| Su Feng-ting | Taiwan | 1:19:12 |
| Chang Chao-chun | Taiwan | 1:22:05 |

## Results
### 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.
Elite men's top 10 finishers :
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Demeke Kasaw Biksegn | Ethiopia | 2:11:42 PB |
| | Aragaw Yitbarek Meseret | Ethiopia | 2:14:59 |
| | 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 |
Elite women's top 10 finishers :
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Alemtsehay Asifa Kasegn | Ethiopia | 2:30:44 |
| | Esther Wanjiru Macharia | Kenya | 2:31:54 |
| | 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

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 |
| | Li Lee-chun | Taiwan | 1:07:33 |
| | Huang Hsiang-wei | Taiwan | 1:07:38 |
| | 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 |
Elite women's top 10 finishers :
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Su Feng-ting | Taiwan | 1:17:06 PB |
| | Lai Ting-hsuan | Taiwan | 1:17:58 |
| | 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 |