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Over 11k runners converge for the gold-label WJS Marathon
Discover the highlights of the Wan Jin Shi Marathon in New Taipei City, where over 11,000 runners, including international athletes, competed for top honors. Kenyan runners led the pack.2024/03/20 13:31 -
Record 28,000 runners brave cold at Taipei Marathon
The Taipei Marathon took place on a chilly morning with a record-breaking turnout of around 28,000 runners, including an 80-year-old man. Ethiopian runners, Dechasa Alemu Moreda and Obse Abdeta Deme, won the men’s and women’s marathon categories with impressive times of 2:11:56 and 2:27:12, respectively. Taiwanese runners, Chiang Chieh-wen and Chen I-ning, claimed the national titles with finishing times of 2:22:29 and 2:56:37. This year’s marathon set records for the highest number of participating countries, with runners from 62 nations, and the largest ever runner participation, nearing 30,000 entrants. Kenyan athlete, Lani Kiplagat Rutto, who narrowly missed the championship last year, returned but fell short once again.2023/12/18 20:06