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
Date	later November (2021)
Location	New Taipei City, Taiwan
Event type	Road race
Distance	14km, Marathon
Established	1979
Course records	14km(F): Kenya Viola Jepchirchir 51:03 (2017) 14km(M): Kenya Tenai Mathayo Kiplimo 45:50 (2017) Marathon(F): Ethiopia Bekelech Gudeta 2:29:25 (2023) Marathon(M): Kenya Cyrus Mutai 2:09:31 (2024)
Official site	NTC Wan Jin Shi Marathon
Participants	3,958 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	Bayartsogtyn Mönkhzayaa (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 [zh]	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
2024	Cyrus Mutai (KEN)	2:09:31	Fozya Jemal (ETH)	2:38:10

See also

• Taipei Marathon
• List of half marathon races
• List of marathon races in Asia
• List of sporting events in Taiwan

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.

External links

• New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon
• New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon | Facebook