- Brimin Kipkorir won the 2024 Taipei Marathon men’s title in a time of 2:11:41.
- Ethiopia’s Fozya Jemal Amid ran away with the women’s title.
- The winners of this year’s edition were each awarded $67,500 (approximately Ksh 8,707, 926 as per the current exchange rate).
Kenyan marathoner Brimin Kipkorir displayed nerves of steel on Sunday morning to clinch the 2024 Taipei Marathon title.
Kipkorir, who entered the race as one of the favorites, did not disappoint as he led from the gun to tape. He endured the cold conditions in the streets of the Taiwanese capital and went on to win the World Athletics Gold Label road race in an impressive time of 2:11:41.
Kipkorir, who has a personal best of 2:06:18, was followed by Ethiopia’s Gadisa Birhanu Shumie and Eritrea’s Okubay Tsegay Gebretnsae. Shumie and Gebretnsae clocked 2:11:54 and 2:12:00 in that order.
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On the other hand, the Kenyan duo of Jeremia Njenga Njeri (2:12:41) and Kenneth Kemboi Rotich (2:20:20) settled for fifth and eighth positions respectively.
Fozya Jemal Amid takes the women’s crown
Meanwhile, Ethiopia’s Fozya Jemal Amid bagged the women’s title in a slow time of 2:32:47. This was Jemal’s second win in Taiwan in the 2024 calendar since she had also secured the Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon title in March.
The second place position went to Kenya’s Careen Cheptoek, who finished the race in a time of 2:32:53, one second ahead of Jemal’s fellow country woman Obse Abdeta Deme. Cecilia Wayua Michael (sixth) was the only other Kenyan woman who was ranked inside the top 10 finishers.
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Kipkorir and Jemal were each awarded an appetizing prize money of $67,500 (approximately Ksh 8,707,926 as per the current exchange rate) for their fantastic performances.
However, they will not take the entire prize money home since it is expected to undergo the usual tax procedure among other deductions.
More than 4380 international runners including those from Kenya, Eritrea, and Ethiopia took part in this year’s event.
Brimin Kipkorir receives his award after winning the 2024 Taipei Marathon in Taiwan.
2024 Taipei Marathon Results
Top five male finishers
- Brimin Kipkorir: 2:11:41 (Kenya)
- Gadisa Birhanu Shumie: 2:11:54 (Ethiopia)
- Okubay Tsegay Gebretnsae: 2:12:00 (Eritrea)
- Enyew Mekonnen Alem: 2:12:13 (Ethiopia)
- Jeremia Njenga Njeri: 2:12:41 (Kenya)
Top five female finishers
- Fozya Jemal Amid: 2:32:47 (Ethiopia)
- Careen Cheptoek: 2:32:53 (Kenya)
- Obse Abdeta Deme: 2:32:54 (Ethiopia)
- Chaltu Shuna Kekabo: 2:32:59 (Ethiopia)
- Reia Iwade: 2:33:07 (Japan)
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