Uganda’s Rebecca Cheptegei, left, competes in the women’s marathon final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on 26 August, 2023.
Photo: FERENC ISZA / AFP
Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who competed in last month’s Paris Olympics, has died after being attacked by her boyfriend, the head of the country’s Olympics committee said on Thursday.
“We have learnt of the sad passing on of our Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei … following a vicious attack by her boyfriend,” Donald Rukare, president of Uganda Olympics Committee, said in a post on X.
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– Reuters