Olympics-Paris pays short tribute to Cheptegei


FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Women's Marathon - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 26, 2023 Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei in action during the women's marathon final REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - A picture of Rebecca Cheptegei appeared on a giant screen after the Paralympics marathon events on Sunday in a tribute to the Ugandan runner who died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya.

Spectators applauded as the face of Cheptegei, who took part in the Paris Olympics marathon, was shown on the Esplanade des Invalides.

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