Rebecca Cheptegei Paris 2025 News

Rebecca Cheptegei Paris 2025 News. Brûlée par son compagnon, la marathonienne Rebecca Cheptegei est décédée Marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei ran in the Paris Olympics last month This week, her boyfriend doused her with gasoline and set her ablaze, police said — the third horrific killing of an Olympian.

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 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.

Hospitalizan a Rebecca Cheptegei con graves quemaduras, tras ataque de su novio Aristegui Noticias

The attack, which local media said was witnessed by Cheptegei's daughters, came just weeks after she made her Olympic debut in the women's marathon at the Paris Games, where she finished 44th. The attack, which local media said was witnessed by Cheptegei's daughters, came just weeks after she made her Olympic debut in the women's marathon at the Paris Games, where she finished 44th. Rebecca Cheptegei, a 33-year-old Ugandan Olympic marathoner that recently competed in Paris, died just days after being burned in an attack by her partner.

Rebecca Cheptegei Ugandan Olympic runner set on fire by her boyfriend CNN. Marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei ran in the Paris Olympics last month 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.

Rebecca Cheptegei Dies After Attack By Boyfriend. 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. She had recently competed in the Paris Olympics, coming 44th with a time of two hours, 32 minutes and 14 seconds.