After the attack, the head of Uganda’s Olympic Committee, Donald Rukare, decried Marangach’s “vicious attack” against Cheptegei, while the Paris Olympics organisers said the “despicable crime reminds ...

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight ...

Rebecca Cheptegei, a marathon runner who competed for Uganda at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has died days after she was set on fire, allegedly by an ex-boyfriend. Cheptegei, 33, was left fighting for ...

Uganda's athletics federation said in a post on X: "We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei early this morning who tragically fell victim to domestic violence.

Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei was allegedly set on fire by ... They said Cheptegei, a resident of Cheminy in Uganda bought land in Trans Nzoia and built a house where she stays during her ...

Rebecca Cheptegei, who tragically fell victim to domestic violence. As a federation, we condemn such acts and call for justice. May her soul rest in peace." Although hailing from Uganda ...

BUKWO, Uganda — Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid their respects Saturday to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire. The military ...

A hearse carrying the body of the late marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei drives through Eldoret, western Kenya, on September 13, 2024. [AFP] Uganda on Saturday will lay to rest Olympian Rebecca ...

Throughout history, depending on the customs of the tribe, the position of girls and women has been that of a chattel which ...

A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda has killed 13 children and one adult, police say. They say the victims were ...

Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire, at a military funeral in a remote town near ...