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Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei hospitalised after fire attack
Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei at the Rosa Associati Camp in Kapchorwa, Uganda on January 19, 2023.
Photo credit: Bernard Rotich | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Cheptegei ran in the women's marathon at last month's Paris Olympic Games alongside teammates, Stella Chesang and Mercyline Chelangat, finishing in 48th place.
- She took part in the 2021 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand held in 2022, winning gold in the Up and downhill race.
Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei and her Kenyan partner, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, are recuperating at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County after a domestic dispute resulted in a violent fire incident in Kinyoro, Trans Nzoia County.
According to a report filed by Kinyoro area chief Madam Rose Chebet, the Sunday incident occurred around 2pm when Mr Marangach secretly entered their compound while Ms Cheptigei and their children were in church.
