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Lonyangata beats all odds to conquer in Taipei marathon

Paul Lonyangata, of Kenya, finishes in fourth place at the Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. [AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh]

Paul Lonyangata, who was quarantined in Taiwan for over two weeks, broke a four-year-old record as he won men’s 2020 Taipei Marathon yesterday.

But Ethiopians won the top three spots in women’s race.

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