Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei and former NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo were among the notable stars of African sport who died in 2024.
Former NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo, Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei and 2003 world high jump champion Jacques Freitag all died in 2024In a list that includes world champions and record holders along with stars of football and basketball, several of the deaths caused shock around the world.Former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were among those to pay tribute to Dikembe Mutombo in late September, hailing a man who left a legacy beyond the boundaries of a basketball court.
A report filed by a local administrator alleged the Ugandan and her ex-partner had been wrangling over a piece of land in north-west Kenya, where she lived and trained. His sudden death left many in Kenya and the wider world in shock, with the overwhelming feeling one of potential lost.Fans of French club Saint-Etienne raised a banner in memory of Rachid Mekhloufi ahead of their game against Montpellier in November
Having won four caps for France, his actions meant he surrendered the chance to play for Les Bleus at the Fifa World Cup in Sweden that summer. The 2003 world high jump champion was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in a cemetery in Pretoria in July, having gone missing two weeks beforehand. Freitag failed to reach the final at the 2004 Olympics in Athens but the following year he extended his African record to 2.38m - a mark that still stands to this day.
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