Paris will name sport venue in honour of Rebecca Cheptegei, mayor announces

  • Olympic athlete died this week after being set on fire
  • Anne Hidalgo: ‘We saw her beauty, strength and freedom’

The French capital will pay tribute to the late Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports facility in her honour, the Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday.

The Ugandan marathon runner died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her former boyfriend in Kenya. Cheptegei competed in the Paris Games last month, making her Olympic debut and finishing in 44th place.

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