Marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was set on fire after competing in the Olympics. She's part of a horrifying trend.
This article includes descriptions of domestic violence. Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei was basking in her post-Paris Olympics 2024 accomplishments when she arrived back in Kenya, where she resided.
Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her partner set her on fire, gets a military funeral
Military officers played a prominent role in the funeral because Rebecca Cheptegei held the rank of sergeant in Uganda's army, an official said.
Slain Olympic marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei buried in Uganda
Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was buried Saturday with full military honors in her native Uganda.
Paris pays tribute to Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her boyfriend
The Paris Games paid tribute to Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei after her death on Thursday, days after allegedly being burned by her boyfriend.
Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by her partner
The Ugandan athlete died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after sustaining 80% burns due to an attack by her partner over a land dispute.
Ex-boyfriend and alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies
Dickson Ndiema Marangach, the former boyfriend of Rebeccca Cheptegei, died on Monday according to a Kenyan hospital.
Man accused of killing Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei in fire attack dies of his own burns
Officials in Kenya say the man accused of killing Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by setting her on fire has died of his own burns.
Murdered Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei's Funeral
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Military three-volley gun salute as Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei is buried in her home village
Rebecca Cheptegei, the Ugandan Olympic marathon runner who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, is buried with military honours in Bukwo.
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Elgon Half Marathon takes bold stand against GBV in honor of Rebecca Cheptegei
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Rebecca Cheptegei And The Many Women Killed Globally
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Ex-boyfriend accused of lighting Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei on fire and killing her has died: report
The sadistic ex is believed to have broken into Cheptegei’s home — which she built in Kenya, near the Ugandan border — while ...
Rebecca Cheptegei's Alleged Killer Dies From Burns Inflicted During Assault
Ugandan Olympic marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei died after a shocking and brutal assault at the hands of her boyfriend, Dickson ...
Justice for murdered Rebecca Cheptegei is imperative, says former Nigerian gold medalist
Rebecca Cheptegei, who competed at the Paris Olympics in August died in Eldoret, Kenya, less than a month later after being ...
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Music, art and men’s involvement can prevent the deaths of women like Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei
Activists, governments and organisations, local and international, are working to end gender-based violence but theatre, song ...