Kenyan women’s groups demand action against femicide after death of athlete
Women’s groups in Kenya are calling for long overdue action to combat rampant gender-based violence in the East African country after another athlete died at the hands of her partner. Rebecca Cheptegei lost her battle for life in the early…
Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies after arson
Rebecca Cheptegei, who was making her Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, died Thursday from injuries and burns. Police say she was set on fire by a man, reportedly a former boyfriend. Ugandan Olympic runner set on…
Paris Olympic star Rebecca Cheptegei murdered in gruesome arson attack
A Ugandan marathon runner who competed in the Paris Olympics last month has died just days after her boyfriend doused her with petrol and set her on fire. Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, died Thursday at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in…
Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei dies after allegedly being set on fire by her boyfriend
Johannesburg — Ugandan athletics officials said Thursday that the country’s Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei had died in a hospital in neighboring Kenya, where she was being treated for burns to 80 percent of her body after her boyfriend allegedly…
Uganda’s Olympian Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriend | Olympic News
Uganda’s Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died four days after she was set on fire by her boyfriend, the country’s Olympic chief said. “We have learned of the sad death of our Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei… following a brutal attack…
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei in hospital after arson attack | Olympic News
Rebecca Cheptegie, who took part in the Olympic marathon last month, suffered burns to 75 percent of her body after a brutal attack by her boyfriend, police said. A Ugandan Olympic runner was hospitalized in Kenya after she was set…
