Rebecca Cheptegei Paris 2025 News. Rebecca Cheptegei Paris 2024 News Elysee Gavrielle Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set on fire after a horrifying attack by a former boyfriend on Sunday, has died Image caption, Rebecca Cheptegei, pictured running last year, came 44th in the marathon at the Paris Olympics Article information Author, Celestine Karoney Role, BBC News, Nairobi
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This week, her boyfriend doused her with gasoline and set her ablaze, police said — the third horrific killing of an Olympian. Rebecca Cheptegei, a Ugandan marathon runner who competed in the Paris Olympics last month, has died days after she was burned by her boyfriend, the country's athletics federation confirmed on X.
Rebecca Cheptegei Man accused of fatally burning Olympian dies in hospital Olympics News
This week, her boyfriend doused her with gasoline and set her ablaze, police said — the third horrific killing of an Olympian. The 33-year-old recently competed in her first Olympic Games in Paris, running the women's marathon and finishing in 44th place in a season's best time of 2:32.14, nine minutes of gold. Image caption, Rebecca Cheptegei, pictured running last year, came 44th in the marathon at the Paris Olympics Article information Author, Celestine Karoney Role, BBC News, Nairobi
Brûlée par son compagnon, la marathonienne Rebecca Cheptegei est décédée. Cheptegei, a 33-year-old marathon runner who had just competed at the. At 19 years old, Cheptegei first represented Uganda in an under-20 race at the 2010 World Cross Country Championships and later transitioned to longer road races, making her marathon debut in 2021.
Rebecca Cheptegei 2024 Olympics Results Eada Neilla. This week, her boyfriend doused her with gasoline and set her ablaze, police said — the third horrific killing of an Olympian. Uganda's First Lady Janet Museveni called Cheptegei's death due to domestic violence "deeply disturbing." International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said, "Rebecca's participation in the Paris 2024 women's marathon was a source of inspiration, pride and joy." The United Nations strongly condemned Cheptegei's death.