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

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NAIROBI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, in the latest attack on female athletes in the country.

Kenyan and Ugandan media reported that Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in Sunday's attack, making her the third sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.

"We have learnt of the sad passing on of our Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei... following a vicious attack by her boyfriend," Donald Rukare, president of Uganda Olympics Committee, said in a post on X.

"May her gentle soul rest in peace and we strongly condemn violence against women," he said.

https://www.reuters.com/sports/ugandan-runner-cheptegei-dies-after-attack-by-boyfriend-national-olympic-2024-09-05/

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1. "We strongly condemn violence against women." "The third sportswoman to be killed

in Kenya since 2021."

"Nearly 34% of Kenyan girls and women aged 15-49 years have suffered physical violence, according to government data from 2022, with married women at particular risk. The 2022 survey found that 41 percent of married women had faced violence."

"A stark reminder that we must do more."

Why the fuck do you need a reminder??

Seriously, fuck these men.

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2. Joan Chelimo, one of the founders of the non-profit, told Reuters that female athletes were at high risk of exploitation

and violence at the hands of men drawn to their money.
"They get into these traps of predators who pose in their lives as lovers," she said.