Bronx woman who won 2014 Boston Marathon still waiting for prize money, trophy
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Bronx woman who won 2014 Boston Marathon still waiting for prize money, trophy
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BOSTON – The Boston Marathon is finally paying runners who were due prize money after other runners who finished ahead of them were later disqualified for doping.
The Boston Athletic Association (BAA), which oversees the race, announced Tuesday it will issue “voluntary payments” Tuesday to any runners who were “adversely affected by doping offenses at B.A.A. events.”
2014 Boston Marathon
The BAA started offering prize money for the Boston Marathon back in 1986. The most notable case was 2014 Boston Marathon winner Buzunesh Deba.
Deba will now get $103,000 from the BAA. She’ll receive $75,000 for moving up from second to first in 2014, in addition to a $25,000 bonus for setting the course record and an additional $3,000 for moving up from seventh to sixth in the 2016 race.
Buzunesh Deba of Ethiopia crosses the finish line of the 118th Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014 in Boston.
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Rita Jeptoo won the race that year and Deba finished second. But two years later, the BAA took the title from Jeptoo because of doping. Deba became not only the official winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon, but she also became the official course record holder with her time of 2 hours, 19 minutes and 59 seconds.
Yet, she never got the extra prize money, until now. That’s because the BAA has spent years trying to get back the $100,000 they gave to Jeptoo.
Back in May, a Boston Marathon fan decided he would pay Deba $75,000 out of his own pocket. She told the Wall Street Journal that money was “life changing.”
Now she’ll have more to add to that.
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Boston Marathon payments
Other runners who’ll be getting checks from the BAA include Marblehead native Shalane Flanagan and 2018 Boston Marathon champion Des Linden. Flanagan is getting $6,000 in back payments, while Linden will be paid $3,200.
“We are supporting athletes who competed in our events, and who believed they would be rewarded for their top finishing place,” BAA CEO Jack Fleming said in a statement. “We are doing what we can to ensure fair competition among athletes, and we will always seek to play host to the fairest of playing fields at all of our events.”
The BAA said it’s “identifying and contacting athletes whose results were re-ranked.” Any runner who may qualify can learn more about the process on the BAA website.
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Mike Toole
Mike Toole is the managing editor for CBS Boston. He has worked in the WBZ-TV newsroom for more than 20 years. He previously wrote and produced news and sports at WABC-TV in New York.
“No Kings” rallies are scheduled in Boston and across Massachusetts on Saturday and are expected to draw large crowds, organizers said.
Organized by the ACLU of Massachusetts, Indivisible Mass Coalition, and Mass 50501, the event is a mass mobilization in protest of the Trump administration.
The No Kings theme was created by the 50501 Movement, a national movement made up of Americans who stand for democracy and against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. The name 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.
“The Trump administration is trying to shred the Constitution; the No Kings movement is an unequivocal statement that we, the people, will not let that happen. This will be the third global No Kings Day, and it’s not just about protesting what’s wrong—it’s about building something better. We intend to show our power, build our power, and power a democracy that advances freedom, equality, justice, and dignity for all,” organizers wrote.
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The rally, one of thousands scheduled across the country this weekend, is planned for the Boston Common from 2 to 4 p.m. More than 100,000 people are expected to attend Boston’s rally. Other events are scheduled in Pittsfield, Northampton, Lancaster, Worcester, Framingham, Methuen, Lexington, and towns in southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape. For a map of No Kings events near you, click here.
Speakers include elected officials Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Gov. Maura Healey, Sen. Ed Markey and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and civic leaders Hessann Farooqi Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, Darlene Lombos, president of the Greater Boston Labor Council, Carol Rose, executive director of ACLU of Massachusetts, Jessica Tang, president of the American Federation of Teachers of Massachusetts, and others. It will be moderated by Rahsaan Hall, president and CEO of Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.
There will also be performances by the Dropkick Murphys, Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians, BVOCAL Chorus, and Jimmy Tingle.
A previous No Kings rally in October drew massive crowds estimated in the tens of thousands.
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An aerial view of the crowd at Boston’s “No Kings” rally on the Common on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.
ALLSTON, MASS. (WHDH) – Boston police are searching for a gunman who opened fire in Allston Thursday and left one person hurt.
Police responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of Brighton Avenue at approximately 6:46 p.m. When officers arrived, they said they found a male “juvenile” suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim’s age has not been released.
Boston police said the shooter fled the scene and remains at large. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston police.
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