2021 Taipei Marathon

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.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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

External videos
"Live broadcast".
"Marathon route guide".
"Half Marathon route guide".
"Highlight".

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.^[5][6]

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

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