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Posted on September 5, 2024September 5, 2024 By Naomy Mbaka No Comments on Uganda Athlete,Rebecca Cheptegei Dies,Days after Boyfriend Set Her on Fire

Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend , in the latest attack on a female athlete in the country.

According to reports, Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in Sunday’s attack.

She is the third prominent sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.

“We have learnt of the sad passing on of our Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei… following a vicious attack by her boyfriend,” Donald Rukare, president of Uganda Olympics Committee, said in a post on X.

“May her gentle soul rest in peace and we strongly condemn violence against women,” he said.

The runner, who finished 44th in Paris, was admitted at Moi Teaching Referral hospital in Eldoret after the attack.


Cheptegei “passed today morning at 5:30 am after her organs failed,” Owen Menach, senior director of clinical services at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, told the media adding that a full report regarding the circumstances of her death would be released on Thursday afternoon.

Her boyfriend also sustained injuries in the incident and was admitted to the intensive care unit with 30% burns, citing doctors at the same hospital.

Sports Minister Kipchumba Murkomen described Cheptegei’s death as a loss “to the entire region”.

“This tragedy is a stark reminder that we must do more to combat gender-based violence in our society, which in recent years has reared its ugly head in elite sporting circles,” he said in a statement.

Uganda’s athletics federation called for justice for Cheptegei.

The athlete’s father, Joseph Cheptegui, told reporters in Eldoret that he was asking the government to protect her children and properties “so that no one will get into her home and take anything.”

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