MEXICO CITY.- The Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei He died this Thursday, four days after his partner doused her with gasoline and set her on fire.
The 33-year-old Ugandan marathoner, who competed in the recent Paris Olympics 2024suffered severe burns after Sunday’s attack.
Authorities in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya, where Rebecca Cheptegei lived and trained, said the attack occurred after the Athlete will return home after going to church.
His partner would have doused with gasoline and set it on fire in front of his daughtersaged 9 and 11, The Standard newspaper reported.
After the attack she was transferred with burns on 80% of his bodyto Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, where he died.
“Unfortunately, we lost her after all her organs failed last night,” said the doctor. Owen Menachhospital director.
The report adds that the alleged aggressor is Dickson Ndiema Marangachwho is hospitalized with burns.
Who was Rebecca Cheptegei?
Rebecca Cheptegei finished 44th in the marathon at the recent Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
She also won gold at the 2022 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ugandan marathon runner’s murder condemned
The Uganda Athletics Federation confirmed the death of the athlete on their social networks, where They demanded justice for the case of Cheptegei and condemned the violent acts of which he was a victim.
Paris Olympics, athletics leaders and women’s rights activists condemned the murder.
The organisers of the Paris Games expressed their “immense sadness” and “deep indignation” on Thursday.
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2024-09-21 11:22:46
