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Athletes continue to pay tribute to fallen Cheptegei

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From left: Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru, Italy's Giovanna Epis, Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Ethiopia's Gotytom Gebreslase, Kenya's Selly Chepyego Kaptich, USA's Lindsay Flanagan, Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei, Japan's Rika Kaseda and Peru's Zaida Ramos compete in the women's marathon final during the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. [AFP]

Athletes continued to pay tribute to fallen Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei who died in Eldoret on Thursday after a horrifying attack.

On Friday, a day after the tragic death of the Ugandan star who was set ablaze at her home in Kinyoro, Trans Nzoia County on Sunday, Kenya's women athletes condemned the brutal attack.

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