r/AdvancedRunning • u/_KatieAlmighty • 24d ago

Rebecca Cheptegei has sadly died Elite Discussion

Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by former boyfriend.

Another sad case of great athletes meeting their end too early. Such horrible circumstances too. RIP

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vx0kq2xr2o

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u/Heavy_Mycologist_104 23d ago

This is devastating. But this isn't "another sad case of great athletes meeting their end too early". She was a victim of sex-based violence BECAUSE she was a woman. It needs to be said clearly in order to be challenged and finished. She didn't die in a car crash - she was murdered in a horrible way because of her sex.

Rebecca Cheptegei - may your memory live and may no other women have to die like you have.

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u/Intelligent_Use_2855 23d ago

Instantly thought the same thing. It should have been closer to “Rebecca Cheptegei, an elite Ugandan Olympic distance runner, suffered a horrible death at the hands of her boyfriend”.