In 1980, a 23-year-old athlete from New York
ealled Rosie Ruiz was the first woman to
cross the finish line in the Boston Marathon.
Her time were very fast - just over two and a
half hours - but almost immediately, the
officials begin to think something was wrong.
Nobody remembered seeing Rosie during
the race and she not appear on videos of
the runners while they was running. While
the officials were investigating, two students
were giving them important information.
The students was watching the runners from
the side of the road when Rosie suddenly
appeared from the crowd. In fact, Rosie
didn't won the race. She only crossed the
finish line first because she didn't ran the
course!
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In 1980, a 23-year-old athlete from New York called Rosie Ruiz was the first woman to cross the finish line in the Boston Marathon. Her time were very fast - just over two and a half hours - but almost immediately, the officials begin to think something was wrong. Nobody remembered seeing Rosie during the race, and she not appear on videos of the runners while they were running. While the officials were investigating, two students were giving them important information. The students were watching the runners from the side of the road when Rosie suddenly appeared from the crowd. In fact, Rosie didn't win the race. She only crossed the finish line first because she didn't run the course!