Atsede Baysa gives 2016 Boston Marathon championship trophy to Bobbi Gibb
Atsede Baysa may have won the Boston Marathon on Monday, but the trophy now belongs to the woman who paved the way 50 years ago for the 14,000-plus female competitors — Bobbi Gibb.
Gibb, 73, became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1966, a year in which only men were able to compete in the 26.2-mile event. She hid in the bushes near the starting line, and then jumped in with the pack of runners when the opportunity was right. She even wore a sweatshirt to hide the fact she was a woman.
After hearing of Gibb’s groundbreaking story, Baysa handed over her trophy.
After hearing of Bobbi Gibb’s ’66 pioneering run, champion Atsede Baysa decided to gift Champions Trophy to Gibb! pic.twitter.com/4tYTjcizHf
— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 19, 2016
Baysa had a remarkable race of her own on Monday, overcoming a 37-second deficit two miles from the finish line, then winning the race by 44 seconds with a time of 2:29.19.
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