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Bukwo, Uganda September 15—Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after being doused in petrol and set on fire by her former partner, has been buried with full military honours at her ancestral home in Uganda’s northeast.…

Eldoret, Kenya, September 13—The body of murdered Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei has begun its journey home to Uganda, accompanied by activists calling for an end to gender-based violence in Kenya. The 33-year-old athlete succumbed to her…

Paris September 8–A picture of Rebecca Cheptegei appeared on a giant screen after the marathon events at the Paralympic Games in Paris in a tribute to the Ugandan runner who died after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her…

Nairobi September 5—A Ugandan Olympic runner, Rebecca Cheptegei has died. Rebecca Cheptegie, who competed last month in the Paris Olympic Games, passed on at the Moi Teaching and Referral hospital in Eldoret where she was admitted to…

Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has been critically injured in an attack allegedly perpetrated by her boyfriend. She recently competed in the 10,000-meter race at the Paris Olympics. The incident occurred on Monday in Trans…