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Ugandan Olympic athlete who ***** from burns gets military ******** – National

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

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Military officers played a prominent role in the ******** because Cheptegei held the rank of sergeant in Uganda’s army, said military spokesman Brig. Felix Kulayigye, adding that she deserved a “**** salute that befits her rank.”

Athletes, family members and others delivered their eulogies before thousands in a sports field in the district of Bukwo.

Cheptegei, who was 33, will be ******* later on Saturday.

She ***** after her body suffered 80% burns in the ******* by Dickson Ndiema, who doused her in gasoline at her home in western Kenya’s Trans-Nzoia County on Sept. 3. Ndiema sustained 30% burns on his body and later succumbed to his injuries.

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According to a report filed by the local chief, they quarreled over a piece of land the athlete bought in Kenya.

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Ugandan Olympic athlete ***** after being set on ***** by her boyfriend

The horrific gasoline ******* shocked many and strengthened calls for the protection of female runners facing exploitation and ****** in the East ******** country.

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Cheptegei’s body was returned to Uganda Friday in a somber procession following a street march by dozens of activists in the western Kenyan town of Eldoret who demanded an end to physical ********* against female athletes.

Cheptegei is the fourth female athlete to have been ******* by her partner in Kenya in a worrying pattern of gender-based ********* in recent years. Kenya’s high rates of ********* against women have prompted several marches this year.

Ugandan officials have condemned the *******, demanding justice for Cheptegei. First lady Janet Museveni, who also serves as Uganda’s education and sports minister, described the ******* as “deeply disturbing.”

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Ugandan Olympic athlete Cheptegei set on ***** by her boyfriend, police say

Don Rukare, chairman of the National Council of Sports of Uganda, said in a statement on X that the ******* was “a cowardly and senseless act that has led to the loss of a great athlete.”

Four in 10 women, or an estimated 41% of dating or married Kenyan women, have experienced physical or ******* ********* perpetrated by their current or most recent partner, according to the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey.

Many Ugandan athletes train across the border in Kenya, an athletics powerhouse with better facilities. Some of the region’s best runners train together at a high-altitude center in Kenya’s west.

Cheptegei competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics, finishing in 44th place, less than a month before the *******. She had represented Uganda at other competitions.

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Muhumuza reported from Kampala, Uganda.

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