Friends mourn Ugandan runner
STORY: :: Fellow athletes mourn the loss of the Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei :: Nairobi, Kenya :: September 5, 2024 :: Milcah Chemos-Cheywa, runner and friend of Rebecca Cheptegei “I can say that we are still in shock…
Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan Olympic marathon runner, dies at the age of 33 after her partner was attacked with petrol
Rebecca Cheptegei, a Ugandan Olympic runner, has died after her partner doused her with gasoline and set her on fire. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo) Rebecca Cheptegei, a long-distance runner from Uganda who competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Summer…
Olympic athlete dies after his partner is attacked with petrol
The athletics world is mourning the loss of Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died in a Kenyan hospital after her partner doused her with petrol. The 33-year-old long-distance runner, who competed in the women’s marathon at this year’s Paris Olympics,…
Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after partner inflicts severe burns on her during land dispute
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died in a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80 percent of her body was burned in an attack by her partner. She was 33. A spokesman for…
Ugandan Olympian set on fire by her boyfriend after running at the Paris Games
Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend just weeks after competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, police officials in Trans-Nzoia County in Kenya said. The athlete is reportedly currently receiving treatment for…
Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei set on fire in petrol attack
Originally published on E! Online Content warning: This article contains mentions of domestic violence. Rebecca Cheptegei is in critical condition. Three weeks after participating in the 2024 Olympic Games, the long-distance runner from Uganda is in hospital after being set…
