Ugandan Olympic marathon runner dies after being set on fire

Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died, days after a man believed to be her boyfriend doused her in gasoline and set her on fire. Two other female athletes have died as a result of intimate partner violence in Kenya since 2021.

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