Rebecca Cheptegei

Sports Profiles We Lost in 2024

The year is approaching its end. A 2024 that in a way can be seen as a long row of losses. Here is a selection of athletes who have left the world they influenced on their various arenas.

Olympic runner murdered - gets 35 years in prison

On New Year's Eve last year, the Ugandan OS athlete Benjamin Kiplagat was found stabbed to death in his car. Now, two men have been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder.

Marathon runner Cheptegei laid to rest in her hometown

The Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was burned to death by her boyfriend. Now her funeral is being held in Uganda.

Duplantis on the murder: "Terrible"

Rebecca Cheptegei died from her severe burns. Pole vault star Armand Duplantis reacts strongly to the attack. It's horrific, he says ahead of the Diamond League final in Brussels.

The Demand After the Third Runner Murder

Rebecca Cheptegei is the third running star in three years suspected to have been killed by her partner in Kenya. Now the question is raised again about what should be done to protect the women. "The government must set up a support program," writes Kenya Star on its editorial page.

Burned to death Olympic athlete's boyfriend now dead

He burned to death Olympic Games marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, but was severely injured himself in the attack. Now it is reported that the boyfriend has also died from his burns, according to Kenya Star.

Olympic runner set on fire – boyfriend suspected

The Ugandan Olympic Games marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died of her burns at a hospital in Kenya, according to the chairman of Uganda's Olympic Committee.

Boyfriend suspected of setting Olympic Games runner on fire