French capital wants to name sports venue after murdered Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei: “Paris will not forget her”
The city of Paris wants to honor a Ugandan Olympic runner who was killed when her partner attacked and set her on fire.
Rebecca Cheptegei died Thursday at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in the attack. She was 33.
Cheptegei’s death was less than a month after she competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics and finished 44th.
Agnes Tirop and Damaris Mutua, were previously killed, allegedly by their partners, in the same area as Cheptegi within six months of one another.
Tirop’s death in October 2021 sparked protests that were amplified when hundreds of athletes took to the streets of the town of Iten calling for stricter laws and gender-based outreach centers.
Tirop’s husband is on trial for the 25-year-old runner’s murder.
Four in 10 women or an estimated 41% of dating or married Kenyan women have experienced physical or sexual violence perpetrated by their current or most recent partner, according to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022.
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Source: cbsnews.com