Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set ablaze by her former boyfriend and later died has been buried in her father's homestead in eastern Uganda. As she was also a member of Uganda's armed forces, soldiers carried the coffin and she was given a three-volley salute.

Charity Chebeti R daughter of Rebecca Cheptegei is seen at the burial in Bukwo eastern Uganda on Sept 14 2024

STORY: Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was laid to rest in her hometown of Bukwo, on Saturday.The 33-year-old died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner in the Kenyan village where she was

Dozens of mourners in Uganda have paid respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire.

Military officers played a prominent role in the funeral because Rebecca Cheptegei held the rank of sergeant in Uganda's army, an official said.

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei's coffin is brought to her hometown ahead of her burial:: Cheptegei died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner:::: Bukwo, Uganda Cheptegei had recently returned from the Paris Olympics and finished 44th in the women's marathon.

By Elias Biryabarema and Ammu Kannampilly KAMPALA (Reuters) -Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was buried Saturday with full military honours at her ancestral place in Uganda's northeast.

Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was buried Saturday with full military honors in her native Uganda.

Ugandans on Saturday paid tributes to Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her partner set her on fire in Kenya, ahead of her funeral in her family village.The brutal assault shocked the East African region and prompted a global outpouring of tributes,