A Ugandan Olympic marathon runner has died, hospital officials said on Thursday (Sept 5), days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend.<br /><br />Rebecca Cheptegei, who competed in the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in the attack, making her the third female athlete to be killed in the country since October 2021.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
