Cheptegei died on Thursday, 4 days after her companion attacked her within the newest assault on a feminine athlete in Uganda.
A picture of Rebecca Cheptegei appeared on a large display screen after the marathon occasions on the Paris Paralympics in a tribute to the Ugandan runner who died after her boyfriend doused her with petrol and set her on hearth in Kenya.
Spectators applauded because the face of Cheptegei, who took half within the Paris Olympic marathon, was displayed on the Esplanade des Invalides on Sunday.
Cheptegei died on Thursday, 4 days after her companion attacked her within the newest assault on a feminine athlete within the nation.
The 33-year-old succumbed to burns she suffered when her boyfriend poured petrol on her and set her on hearth in Kenya, making her the third feminine athlete to be killed within the nation since October 2021.
Cheptegei, 33, suffered burns over 75 % of his physique within the Aug. 31 assault.
The incident occurred simply weeks after Cheptegei competed within the ladies’s marathon on the Paris Olympics, the place she completed forty fourth.
On Friday, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo stated the French capital would pay tribute to Cheptegei by naming a sports activities facility after him.
“She dazzled us right here in Paris. We noticed her. Her magnificence, her energy, her freedom, and in all probability her magnificence, her energy and her freedom had been insupportable for the one who dedicated this homicide,” Hidalgo instructed reporters.
“Paris won’t overlook her. We’ll dedicate a sports activities venue to her in order that her reminiscence and her story will stay with us and assist unfold the message of equality, which is a message conveyed by the Olympic and Paralympic Video games.”
Cheptegei is the third distinguished sportswoman to be murdered in Kenya since October 2021.
Kenyan Sports activities Minister Kipchumba Murkomen described Cheptegei’s loss of life as a loss “for your complete area.”
“It is a crucial time not solely to mourn the lack of a exceptional Olympian, however to decide to making a society that respects and protects the dignity of each particular person,” Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) Athletes’ Fee Chairman Ganzi Semu Mugula stated on Friday.