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Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriend
Rebecca Cheptegei, competes at the Discovery 10km road race in Kapchorwa, Uganda on January 20, 2023. AP
By Nimi Princewill, Sept 5: Rebecca Cheptegei, a Ugandan marathon runner who competed in the Paris Olympics last month, has died days after she was burned by her boyfriend, the country’s athletics federation confirmed on X Thursday.
Cheptegei, 33, who lived in Kenya, had been in critical condition after suffering burns on 75% of her body following Sunday’s attack at her house in the western Trans Nzoia County. Her death was also confirmed on X by the Kenyan Olympic Team.
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