Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies, days after boyfriend set her on fire

Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Women's Marathon - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 26, 2023 Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru, Peru's Zaida Ramos, Uganda's Mercyline Chelangat, Rebecca Cheptegei, and Doreen Chesang in action during the women's marathon final REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - Ugandan 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, Kenyan and Ugandan media reported.