Sat Sep 07 07:22:47 UTC 2024: – Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei died after being attacked and set on fire by her partner
– Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo proposed naming a sports venue after Cheptegei in her honor
– Cheptegei’s partner, Dickson Ndiema, was also burned and is being treated in the hospital
– Ugandan Olympic Committee President Donald Rukare condemned the violence against women
– Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member globally
– Paris plans to dedicate a sports venue to Cheptegei’s memory
– Two other elite Kenyan runners were previously killed by their partners in the same area
– 41% of Kenyan women have experienced physical or sexual violence by a partner according to a survey

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