Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - The funeral for Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died in Kenya after being set on fire by her ex-boyfriend, will be held on September 14 in her home country.
The 33-year-old, who competed in the women’s marathon at the
Paris Olympics last month, succumbed to severe burns on Thursday, September 5,
four days after being doused with petrol and set alight at her home in western
Kenya.
Doctors said she had suffered burns to more than 80 per cent
of her body after the attack on Sunday last week.
The attack was carried out by Cheptegei’s Kenyan partner,
Dickson Ndiema Marangach, who also suffered serious burns and is being treated
in hospital.
“The burial date of Rebecca Cheptegei has been set for
September 14, in Kongasis sub-county in Bukwo district (eastern Uganda),”
Beatrice Ayikoru, secretary general of the Uganda Olympic Committee and a
member of the funeral organising committee, told AFP.
Bukwo is the location of Cheptegei’s family home and lies on
the border with Kenya about 380 kilometres (240 miles) northeast of the Ugandan
capital Kampala.
Last week Friday, the city of Paris said it
would honour Cheptegei, who came 44th in her Olympic marathon debut in
August, by naming a sports venue after her.
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