Tributes paid as Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after attack
Tributes are being paid to Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei who has died days after being set on fire in an alleged attack by her former boyfriend.
The 33-year-old Ugandan marathon runner, who competed in the recent Paris Olympics, suffered extensive burns after being doused in petrol in the attack in Kenya. Police say an investigation is under way.
大象传媒 Africa's Celestine Karoney spoke to Sport Today鈥檚 Ade Adedoyin following the news of Cheptegei鈥檚 death.
Image: Rebecca Cheptegei of Team Uganda in the Women's Marathon during day eight of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 on August 26, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Jiang Qiming/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
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