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Berlin. The Ethiopian athletes Tigist Ketema and Milkesa Mengesha won the Berlin marathon this Sunday, one of the six considered ‘majors’ and which in this edition celebrated its 50th anniversary, although both runners were far from the respective world records.
Ketema won with a time of 2:16.42, the third best female mark in history in the Berlin marathon, although almost five minutes slower than the record achieved last year in this event by her training partner and compatriot Tigist Assefa (2 :11.53).
The 26-year-old Ethiopian is a novice in long distances, having debuted with victory in her first participation in a marathon, in January in Dubai.
After having clearly dominated the race from kilometer five, she was more than two minutes ahead of her pursuers, the also Ethiopians Mestawot Fikir and Bosena Mulatie, who completed the podium.
The men’s race was more closely contested, in which Menghesa, 24, won, completing the 42.195 km route in 2 hours, three minutes and 17 seconds.
Mengesha won his first major, improving his personal record by more than two minutes (2:05.29), to beat Kenyan Cibrian Kotut at the finish line by five seconds and his compatriot Haymanot Alew by 14 seconds.
However, the winner was far from the world distance record held by Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum with 2:00.35 in last year’s Chicago Marathon.
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Spanish athlete Elena Congost was “devastated” after losing the bronze medal she won this Sunday in the T12 class marathon event at the Paris Paralympic Games and recalled that it had not been “for cheating but for being a person” and trying to help her guide, Mia Carol, from falling to the ground, which caused the rope that must join them by regulation to come loose.
“I’m devastated, to be honest, because I had the medal. I’m super proud of everything I’ve done and in the end they disqualify me because 10 metres from the finish line I let go of the rope for a second because a person next to me fell face first to the ground and I grabbed the rope again and we crossed the finish line,” Congost lamented after learning of the decision.
The Catalan stressed that the fourth-place finisher reached the finish line “three minutes behind” and that it was “a reflex action for any human being to hold on to a person who is next to you and is falling.” “When there is no kind of help, no kind of benefit and when it is clear that I am stopping dead,” she warned.
Congost criticised the rules. “They only say that I let go of the rope for a second and that since I let go of it, that’s it, there’s no going back and I don’t understand why anyone can reason or understand the situation, which is not about cheating and it’s not about dragging an athlete as it happened on the track,” he recalled.
“I’ve had to put up with someone who is falling. I’m left with nothing, I can’t find any explanation and it seems so unfair and really surreal. It’s sad because I also came from being without a scholarship and being in the lurch and it was one of my goals, to get a scholarship again and be in the plan and they’ve left me out of everything again when I think I’ve shown what I could do,” he said.
She therefore made it clear that she wants “everyone to know” that she has not been disqualified “for cheating, but for being a person and for an instinct that comes out when someone is falling and that is to help or support them.”
The tragic end of the few days of hospitalization of the well-known marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who was fighting in the intensive care unit with serious burns on almost 80% of her body, was confirmed by the country’s sports federation.
“We have learned of the sad death of our athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei… who was a victim of domestic violence. As a Federation we condemn such actions and demand justice,” writes the Uganda Athletic Feferation in its post on the X platform.
BREAKING NEWS💔💔
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei early this morning who tragically fell victim to domestic violence. As a federation, we condemn such acts and call for justice. May her soul rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/ZdxmZ3wDuE— UGANDA ATHLETICS FEDERATION🇺🇬🇺🇬 UAF (@UgaAthletics2) September 5, 2024
He doused her in gasoline
The 33-year-old marathon runner from Uganda was attacked at her home by her Kenyan roommate and partner, who “bought petrol and doused her after an argument”, as announced by the police commander of Trans Nzoia County, Kenya. The alleged assailant also suffered burns and is being treated in Eldoret town.
Her father, a few hours before he died, had made a public appeal to the authorities to bring justice to the attack, expressing his pain and despair over the tragic incident.
Mzee Joseph Cheptegei is pleading for justice for his daughter Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei who is in critical condition after she sustained more than 80 percent burns during an attack in Trans Nzoia. pic.twitter.com/cIWaaDJ2VQ
— TheStarKenya (@TheStarKenya) September 4, 2024
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Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who competed in the marathon at the Paris Olympics, has died in a Kenyan hospital where she was admitted after being attacked by her boyfriend, who allegedly doused her with petrol and set her on fire, the hospital said Thursday.
“Unfortunately, we lost her after all her organs failed last night,” said Dr Owen Menach, acting director of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, western Kenya, quoted by local media.
The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) also confirmed the death of the 33-year-old athlete.
“We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei, early this morning, who was tragically a victim of domestic violence. As a federation, we condemn such acts and call for justice. May her soul rest in peace,” the UAF said on its social media account X.
The incident occurred last Sunday in the Kenyan county of Trans Nzoia (west), from where the athlete was rushed to the aforementioned hospital with burns on 80% of her body.
The alleged attacker, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, also suffered severe burns over 30% of his body and is currently in the same hospital in Eldoret.
On Sunday, Marangach broke into Cheptegei’s house with a five-litre jerrycan full of petrol, according to police.
The athlete had gone to church with her children and, when she returned, the man threw fuel at her and set her on fire.
The runner’s parents, Joseph Cheptegei and Agnes Ndiema, said their daughter, who lives in Uganda, had bought land in the Kenyan county and built a house where she stayed during her training sessions.
Cheptegei died after the Kenyan government announced plans on Wednesday to transfer the athlete to Nairobi for specialist medical treatment given her critical condition.
“Efforts are being made to ensure that the athlete admitted to hospital in Eldoret is flown to Nairobi for specialist treatment following the unfortunate incident,” Kenya’s Secretary of State for Sport, Peter Tum, said.
Cheptegei, who has been competing since 2010, competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics, finishing 44th.