The death of Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei in Kenya has brought back painful memories for the athletics community. Cheptegei was set on fire by her boyfriend, marking the fourth female ...

The long-distance runner's former partner allegedly doused her with gasoline before setting her on fire, authorities in Kenya ...

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 ...

Rebecca Cheptegei, pictured running last year ... The authorities in north-west Kenya, where Cheptegei lived and trained, said she was targeted after returning home from church with her two ...

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 murder of Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by her former partner has reignited calls for stronger action against femicide in Kenya. The 33-year-old Ugandan died days after being doused in ...

ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, in the latest ...

Friends and family react as they view the body of late marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei in Eldoret, western Kenya, on September 13, 2024. Rebecca Cheptegei lost her life, four days after her ...

Kenya's Selly Chepyego Kaptich, USA's Lindsay Flanagan, Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei, Japan's Rika Kaseda and Peru's Zaida Ramos compete in the women's marathon final during the 2023 World Athletics ...

Kenya has lost many young athletes at the prime of their careers because of a troubling pattern of events. What are the ...

Working in conjunction with the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), Athletics Kenya addresses how lack of ...

The killing of Ugandan Olympian and long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei has devastated ... cases of violence against female athletes in Kenya. Cheptegei is the third to have been killed since ...