Athletes training in the renowned west Kenyan running hub of Iten express shock and sadness over the death of Ugandan long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after being doused with petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend.
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00:29I was really shocked and sad about it because we just saw her running in the Olympic Games.
00:36I was there also and there are idols we admire in this sport we love so much and it's shocking
00:44and also when you realize that even the people, the women who are inspiration, worldwide inspirations
00:54are subject to gender-based violence.
00:57To lose Cheptegei, Rebecca, of which she has also been a very strong athlete, I would request
01:05government to stand with the national athletes, those who are representing country and those
01:11who are eligible to bring gold medal for Uganda.
01:18Let government get a new rule of having time to guard athletes and train athletes how to
01:29settle domestic violence and how to deal with issues.
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