Rebecca Cheptegei competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics less than a month before the attack
Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei competes in the women's marathon during the World Athletics Championship, in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 26, 2023.Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80 per cent of her body was burned in an attack by her partner. She was 33.
Her father, Joseph Cheptegei, told journalists at the hospital that he had lost a daughter who was “very supportive” and hopes to get justice. Menach said Ndiema was still in the intensive care unit with burns over 30 per cent of his body but was “improving and stable.” The Uganda Athletics Federation eulogized Cheptegei on the social platform X, writing, “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei, early this morning who tragically fell victim to domestic violence. As a federation, we condemn such acts and call for justice. May her soul rest In Peace.”
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