The update comes after Trans Nzoia County Police Commander, Jeremiah ole Kosiom, said Monday that the attack happened during a dispute between Cheptegei and her boyfriend Dickson Ndiema. “ ...

Olympic Marathon Runner Rebecca Cheptegei Dies After Being Set on Fire in Gasoline Attack by Boyfriend The athlete suffered burns to almost 80% of her body in the attack, in which Ndiema was also ...

Despite efforts to save her, Cheptegei succumbed to her injuries after four days in the hospital. Her boyfriend, who was also injured in the attack, remains under treatment, but no formal charges ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving ...

Police said Cheptegei, who competed in the women's marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics was attacked in Trans Nzoia County where she has been training. Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Jeremiah ...

Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in Sunday's attack, Kenyan and Ugandan media reported. She is the third prominent sportswoman to be ...

Agnes Barabara, who lives adjacent to Cheptegei's home ... being treated as murder - also suffered significant burns in the attack and is currently recovering from his injuries in hospital.

The 33-year-old distance runner, who competed at the Paris Olympics, passed away in hospital in Kenya four days after the attack by Dickson Ndiema last weekend. Cheptegei suffered 80 per cent ...

Cheptegei’s career has been finely crafted over the last 11 years in pure glory on track. That is crystallized by three successive 10000-metre world titles from Doha 2019 in Qatar to Budapest ...

THE French capital will pay tribute to Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei (pic), who was set ... in the latest attack on a female athlete in the country. The 33-year-old, who finished 44th in ...

World record holder Joshua Cheptegei finally got his Olympic gold, winning the men's 5000m in 12:58.15. The victory came after the Ugandan runner was upset in the men's 10,000m on Friday. Ethiopia's ...