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Paris pays short tribute to fallen Uganda marathoner Cheptegei

Rebecca Cheptegei, 2022 World Mountain Running Champion.

Photo credit: Daily Monitor

By  Reuters

What you need to know:

  • Cheptegei died in the latest attack on a female athlete in the country.
  • Cheptegei, 33, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in Sunday's attack, Kenyan and Ugandan media reported.

Paris

A picture of Rebecca Cheptegei appeared on a giant screen after the Paralympics marathon events on Sunday in a tribute to the Ugandan runner who died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya.

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