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Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set alight by ex-boyfriend

The 33-year-old Ugandan marathon runner, who competed in the Paris Olympics, had suffered extensive burns after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend on Sunday. The authorities in north-west Kenya, where Cheptegei lived and trained, said she was targeted after returning home from church with her two daughters. A report filed by a local administrator alleged the athlete and her ex-partner had been wrangling over a piece of land.