The government on Wednesday announced that the athlete will be transferred to Nairobi for more specialized treatment.
Sports Principal Secretary Peter Tum, said they have been in discussion with the Uganda Sports Minister, Peter Ogwang on how to provide the best possible medical care for Cheptegei.
She set her Ugandan record of 2:22:47 in Abu Dhabi in 2022 and is one of Uganda’s top long distance runners.
Friends are now painting a picture of a troubled and unsettled soul of Ugandan women marathon record holder Rebecca Cheptegei who is admitted at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret after suffering severe burns from an alleged domestic attack.
Cheptegei, 33, was allegedly doused with petrol and set aflame by her estranged partner Dickson Ndiema Marangach at her house in Trans Nzoia on Sunday.
