Magong:Penghu The chief of a local police station claimed victory in the 2026 Penghu Cross-Island Marathon held on Sunday, completing the race in less than three hours. The event also saw the director of Finland's office in Taiwan securing the second position.

According to Focus Taiwan, Wang Yi-hsien, the chief of the Penghu Police Department's Aimen Police Station and an experienced marathon runner, finished the 42-kilometer course in 2 hours, 57 minutes, and 44 seconds. Finland Trade Office Director Lauri Raunio came in second, with a time of 25913, marking the marathon's only other sub-3-hour finish.

Yang Chiao-chu emerged as the winner of the women's full marathon, achieving her second consecutive victory with a time of 32401. The marathon attracted 4,112 participants from 22 countries, including 137 international athletes. In addition to Raunio, Dan Stuart, deputy director of the Australian Office in Taipei, also competed in the full marathon.

The marathon, known as Taiwan's only "cross-sea and island-hopping marathon," featured four divisions a 42-kilometer full marathon, a 21-km half marathon, an 11-km run, and a 5-km fun run. The course started at Xiyu West Fort Visitor Center on Xiyu Island, crossed the Great Penghu Bridge onto Baisha Island, and concluded at the Guanyinting Recreation Area in Magong City.

To boost local tourism, the race organizers established 10 food stations along the route, offering over 140 local delicacies such as spiny lobster, cuttlefish balls, and small squid to sustain the runners.