Paris to honour slain Ugandan Olympic runner Cheptegei by dedicating sports venue

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6 September 2024 at 6:45 am·1-min read

Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday that the city of Paris would honour the memory of murdered Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, by naming a sports venue after her. Cheptegei, who finished 44th in the women's marathon during the Paris Olympics in August, succumbed to severe burns on Thursday after being doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend at her home in Kenya.

The city of Paris will honour slain Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue after her, the French capital's mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday.

Cheptegei, who competed in the women's marathon during the Paris Olympics last month, succumbed to severe burns on Thursday after being doused with petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend at her home in Kenya.

"She dazzled us here in Paris. We saw her. Her beauty, her strength, her freedom, and it was in all likelihood her beauty, strength and freedom which were intolerable for the person who committed this murder," Hidalgo told reporters.

Cheptegei, 33, made her Olympic debut in the women's marathon at the Paris Games, where she finished 44th.

(AFP)

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