Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after ex-boyfriend set her on fire

now Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca chapay has died days after she was dowed in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend the 33-year-old Runner who finished 44th in the recent Paris Olympics was attacked at her home in Northwest Kenya after returning home from church with her two daughters on Sunday while local police said an investigation is underway a report by a local administrator suggested that the ath and her ex partner had been in disagreement over a piece of land chapter gay who is from a region just across the border in Uganda had suffered Burns to more than 75% of her body in the attack she is the third female athlete to be killed in Kenya since October 2021 now Kenya Sports Minister said that this tragedy is a stark reminder of the urgent need to combat gender-based violence which has increasingly affected even lead Sports

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