Rebecca Cheptegei, a marathon runner who competed for Uganda at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has died days after she was set on fire by her boyfriend. Cheptegei, 33, was left fighting for her life in hospital for burns on 75 per cent of her body following a disagreement with her boyfriend outside their house on Monday 2 September, police said. The head of the Uganda’s Olympics committee confirmed her death on Thursday in a post on Twitter/X. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei…
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