New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon

The New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon (Chinese: 新北市萬金石馬拉松) is the first and only one IAAF Silver Label Road Race in Taiwan.

New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon
Runners in the 2008 event
Datelater November (2021)
LocationNew Taipei City, Taiwan
Event typeRoad race
Distance14km, Marathon
Established1979
Course records
  • 14km(F): Kenya Viola Jepchirchir 51:03 (2017)
  • 14km(M): Kenya Tenai Mathayo Kiplimo 45:50 (2017)
  • Marathon(F): Kenya Naomi Jepkosgei Maiyo 2:34:08 (2019)
  • Marathon(M): Kenya Mathew Kipsaat 2:11:17 (2019)
Official siteNTC Wan Jin Shi Marathon
Participants3,958 finishers (2022)
5,189 (2019)

New Taipei City government started to work with Chinese Taipei Athletics Association in 2014 and applied for IAAF Bronze label. The race was awarded Bronze label in October in 2014, and was upgraded to IAAF Silver Label in December 2017.[1][2]In November 2022, it was risen to Gold Label by IAAF.[3]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all registered runners automatically deferred to the 2021 edition without additional payment.[4]

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Year Men's Winner Time
(h:m:s)		 Women's Winner Time
(h:m:s)
2003  Wu Wen-chien (TPE) 2:30:34  Hsu Yu-fang (TPE) 2:50:24
2004  Jiang Qing-ji (TPE) 2:32:18  Tomoko Sugano (JPN) 2:56:42
2005  Rik Ceulemans (BEL) 2:24:39  Liliya Yadzhak (RUS) 2:50:26
2006  Wu Wen-chien (TPE) 2:28:19  Hsu Yu-fang (TPE) 2:49:47
2007  Wu Wen-chien (TPE) 2:30:11  Wu Wan-ling (TPE) 2:47:08
2008  Rik Ceulemans (BEL) 2:18:13  Hsu Yu-fang (TPE) 2:53:39
2009  Li Zuo-bo (TPE) 2:32:19  Hsu Yu-fang (TPE) 2:49:26
2010  Li Zuo-bo (TPE) 2:26:51  Seiki Kimura (JPN) 2:48:37
2011  Sammy Kiptoo (KEN) 2:20:19  Yuki Saito (JPN) 2:39:51
2012  Richard Mutisya (KEN) 2:24:07  Sayaka Maeda (JPN) 2:52:14
2013  Josphat Too (KEN) 2:19:13  Mercy Too (KEN) 2:38:18
2014  Hassane Ahouchar (MAR) 2:17:17  Kim Jong-hyang (PRK) 2:34:53
2015  Eliud Barngetuny (KEN) 2:13:14  Gladys Kipsoi (KEN) 2:39:32
2016  William Chebor (KEN) 2:13:05  Olha Kotovska (UKR) 2:36:38
2017  Hillary Yego (KEN) 2:17:02  Munkhzaya Bayartsogt (MGL) 2:38:08
2018  Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) 2:14:12  Nguriatukei Kiyara (KEN) 2:35:57
2019  Mathew Kipsaat (KEN) 2:11:17  Naomi Maiyo (KEN) 2:34:08
2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2021  Chiang Chieh-wen (TPE) 2:26:29  Tsai Yun-hsuan (TPE) 2:58:57
2022  Felix Kimutai (KEN) 2:18:24  Motu Megersa (ETH) 2:49:17
2023  Barnabas Kiptum (KEN) 2:11:57  Bekelech Gudeta (ETH) 2:29:25

See also

References
  1. New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon. Distance Running. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  2. Mulkeen, Jon (2018-03-16). Kawauchi targeting course record in New Taipei City . IAAF. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. 李成蔭. "2023萬金石馬拉松成全國唯一金標賽事 319開跑". 聯合新聞網. UDN News. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  4. "NEW TAIPEI CITY WAN JIN SHI MARATHON". www.wanjinshi-marathon.com.tw. Archived from the original on 2020-03-01.
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