Uganda holds funeral for murdered Olympian Cheptegei

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 boyfriend poured petrol over her and set her ablaze at her home in western Kenya. [AFP]

Ugandans on Saturday paid tributes to Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her partner set her on fire in Kenya, ahead of her funeral in her family village.

The 33-year-old, who debuted this summer in the women's marathon at the Paris Olympics, succumbed to severe burns last week after being attacked by Kenyan Dickson Ndiema Marangach.