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 ...

The man accused of killing Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire has died in hospital from burns sustained during the attack. Cheptegei, 33 ...

Thousands of people have attended the funeral of Rebecca Cheptegei, in Uganda. The Olympian marathon runner was killed by her ex-partner, following a dispute over land. Members of Uganda's armed ...

Watch as Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei wins men's 10,000m gold on day seven of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Follow the Olympics on BBC Sport. Available to UK users only. Watch: Uganda's Cheptegei wins 10 ...

It was a sun-baked August day on the streets of the French capital, Paris, when Rebecca Cheptegei rushed across the finish line of the women’s marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The 33-year ...

Rebecca Cheptegei, pictured running last year, came 44th in the marathon at the Paris Olympics Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a ...

Tragic news came out of Kenya this morning, as Ugandan long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died four days after being burned by her boyfriend, authorities have stated. The news comes weeks ...

The killing of Ugandan Olympian and long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei has devastated her friends and family - and left the East African athletics community reeling from shock. The 33-year-old ...

Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei waited too long to make a decisive move Friday in the Olympic final of an event in which he holds the world record, opening up space for 21-year-old Selemon Barega to surge ...

World record holder Joshua Cheptegei finally got his Olympic gold, winning the men's 5000m in 12:58.15. The victory came after the Ugandan runner was upset in the men's 10,000m on Friday. Ethiopia's ...

When Cheptegei looks back to a successful 10-year spell on track, he definitely wants the country to continue winning. Almost a fortnight ago, Joshua Cheptegei wrapped up his competition schedule ...