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Ethiopian runners dominate Taipei Marathon 2020 Ethiopia-Sport December 21, 2020 to 00:54 263 APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopian runners Sunday dominated the Taipei Marathon 2020 after they clinched the top three spots in the women’s race. In the women’s division, Askale Wegi won the race in a time of 2:27:39, more than three minutes ahead of Alemtsehay Kasegn, who finished with a time of 2:31:08 and Zinash Lema, who had a time of 2:31:32. Some 12 elite runners from eight countries have participated in the 2020 Taipei Marathon which is currently an IAAF Bronze Label event. Paul Lonyangata of Kenya broke a four-year-old record to win the men s division of the 2020 Taipei Marathon. ....
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, in an online interview with four African journalists, said: “It has to be an individual athlete to decide on the race to compete in. I am sure they are aware that every country has different approached to Covid-19 restrictions,” said Coe on Lonyangata’s tribulations. Subscribe to Our Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest developments and special offers! “Some countries have different approaches. It is not the responsibility of World Athletics to guide on local laws. It is the duty of the athlete to understand local laws before accepting invitation to races in various countries,” he added. ....
Thousands take part in annual Taipei Marathon By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter About 28,000 runners yesterday morning hit the road in the annual Taipei Marathon, with Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) saying that the event might be the only large-scale city marathon held in the world this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The runners, mostly wearing masks, gathered in front of Taipei City Hall in cold and rainy weather before sunrise as they waited for Ko to fire the starting shot at 6:30am. Ko said that since its launch in 1986, the Taipei Marathon has become part of Taipei’s city branding and an important event to promote international tourism. ....
Taipai Marahon Live at 5:30 pm eastern with Possibly $70k on the line. Runners had to quarantine in hotel room for 2 weeks Pro News/Info/Results Report Thread Your Name Hat tip to Mark Misch the cross country coach at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs on this one. The Taipai Marathon is live today at 5:30pm . Link to live stream below. Roughly $30,000 for first, $70,000 if you break the course records of 2:09:59 and 2:27:36. Askale Wegi (2:23) leads the women s field. Elisha Rotich (2:05) and Paul Lonyangata (2:06:10) lead the men s. Misch coaches Tiidrek Nurme of Estonia (2:10) who is in the field. All the foreign runners had to quarantine in their hotel rooms for 2 weeks if they wanted to run this. So they were given treadmills and forced to stay in their rooms. That s dedication. ....