Ugandan Olympic marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei died from “full organ failure” just four days after a shocking and brutal assault at the hands of her boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema. Reports revealed that ...

Ugandan long-distance stars Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo have confirmed their participation in the 2026 London Marathon, slated for April 26 in the United Kingdom. The two athletes confirmed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rebecca Cheptegei, an Ugandan distance runner who competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, has passed away after being set ablaze by ...

The 33-year-old died at around 5 a.m. local time on Thursday, Sept. 5, per local reports Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner. She was 33. The ...

Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire, at a military funeral in a remote town near the ...

Ugandan long-distance star Joshua Cheptegei has won the 2026 Barj2Barj Dubai Half Marathon after a thrilling finish against two of Africa’s elite runners on Sunday 8, 2026. Cheptegei crossed the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (Gray News) – The man who is accused of setting Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei on fire and killing her has also died from burn wounds, according to reports. Hospital ...

The father of Ugandan Olympic long distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei has called for justice after she was burned to death in an attack by her partner earlier this week. Cheptegei was hospitalized in ...

Update – Sept. 5, 2024, at 2:11 p.m. Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has reportedly passed away at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated for burns sustained in a fire attack allegedly ...

Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei is in critical condition after “being doused with petrol and set on fire,” BBC reported. The Star newspaper in Nairobi reported that Cheptegei has burns on 80 ...