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 ...

KINYORO, Kenya (Reuters) -On the morning of Sunday Sept. 1, Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was preparing to go to church from her home in the highlands of western Kenya. Her ex-boyfriend ...

Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, has died from burns four days after police say her former boyfriend poured gasoline on her and set her on fire. The ...

She was 33. A spokesperson at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret city, Owen Menach, confirmed Cheptegei’s death on Thursday. Menach said the long-distance runner died early in the morning ...

Ugandan long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died four days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by her former partner, authorities have announced. Cheptegei -- who had been receiving ...

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has tragically and senselessly lost her life due to an extreme case of domestic violence. Cheptegei, a marathon runner who competed for Uganda at the 2024 ...