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Paris to Name Sports Venue After Late Ugandan Olympian

The city of Paris hopes to commemorate Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue in her honor, announced Mayor Anne Hidalgo. The proposal will be reviewed by city officials in October. Cheptegei, aged 33, died Thursday in a Kenyan hospital after sustaining severe burns in an attack by her partner. She had finished 44th in the women’s marathon just weeks prior.
Paris city hall stated,

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