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ELDORET, Kenya — Uganda n Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya , in the latest attack on a female athlete in the country.Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in Sunday's attack, Kenya n and Uganda n media reported.She is the third prominent sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.
Uganda's athletics federation called for justice, while Jackson Tuwei, the president of the governing body Athletics Kenya, said Cheptegei was "a huge loss to the world of athletics."World Athletics President Sebastian Coe also paid tribute, hailing Cheptegei as "an incredibly versatile runner who still had lots left to give on the roads, mountains and cross country trails.
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