Write a story about a cheating event an sports using the past tenses

Rosie Ruiz, an administrative assistant and part-time runner, had run her first marathon, the 1979 New York City Marathon,
in two hours and 56 minutes, a time that qualified her for the 1980 Boston Marathon.
The 26-year-old stunned her competitors in Boston, setting the women’s record for the Boston Marathon with a time of
2:31. She was awarded the winner’s medal and laurel wreath, but almost immediately there were suspicions that she had
not actually run the race.
There were reports that Ruiz could have cheated in the New York City marathon, since she did not appear in any video of
the competition. A photographer also said that he had spoken to her on the subway. New York officials decided to rescind
Ruiz's end in the race, which helped Boston's marathon director Will Cloney decide to do the same eight days after the
marathon.
Ruiz's traps stole the attention of the true winner of the female race, Gareau, who belatedly received his medal two weeks
after the race.