Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after her partner attacked her in the latest attack on a female athlete in Uganda.
Cheptegei died aged 33 due to multiple organ failure days after her boyfriend poured petrol on her and set her on fire.
Fadi Aldeeb lost his brother in an Israeli attack on Gaza and raises Palestine’s flag in Paris as an act of resistance.
Rebecca Cheptegie, who ran in last month’s Olympic marathon, has burns covering 75 percent of her body.
Critics say keeping the rings on the Paris landmark will be akin to making it ‘an advertising outpost’.
The Gaza Sunbirds para-cycling group have overcome war and personal adversity for a chance to compete internationally.
A splash of colour and hope for inclusivity headlined the opening ceremony as more than 4,000 athletes paraded in Paris.
When and where will the Paralympics opening ceremony be held? How many athletes will compete? Al Jazeera answers.
The three-time Olympic gold medallist returned from a 51-month doping ban to win a 400m freestyle final in China.
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received an Olympic bronze medal.
Al Jazeera picks the five biggest talking points and viral moments from a memorable Olympic Games in Paris.
The US and China ended the games with 40 gold medals each, but the US topped the table because it had more silvers.
Once an Ethiopian asylum seeker, the Dutch distance running great won her third medal of the Paris Olympics.
Kipyegon becomes the first athlete ever to win three back-to-back 1500m gold medals and sets new Olympic record time.
