Slain Ugandan Olympian buried with full military honours

Family members mourn and react next to the coffin of the slain Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her former boyfriend doused her in petrol and set her ablaze, at the Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital (MTRH) funeral home, in Eldoret, Kenya September 13, 2024. REUTERS/Edwin Waita

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was due to be buried on Saturday with full military honours.

Cheptegei returned to her home in the highlands of western Kenya, an area popular with international runners for its high altitude training facilities, after coming 44th in the marathon at the Paris Olympics on August 11.