Ugandan Olympic marathon runner, Rebecca Cheptegei, has kicked the bucket following a supposed assault by her boyfriend.
The head of the country’s Olympic Committee disclosed on Thursday.
The athlete, aged 33, apparently kicked the bucket days after she was soaked in petroleum and set ablaze by her boyfriend.
Kenyan and Ugandan media announced that Cheptegei, who contended in the Paris
Olympics endured consumes on more than 75% of her body in the assault in Kenya on Sunday.
The sad episode makes Cheptegei the third female competitor to be killed in the country since October 2021.
“We have learnt of the sad passing on of our Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei … following a vicious attack by her boyfriend …,” the president of the Uganda Olympics Committee said in a post on X.
“May her gentle soul rest in peace, and we strongly condemn violence against women.
“This was a cowardly and senseless act that has led to the loss of a great athlete. Her legacy will continue to endure.”
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