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jmetaB03a740e626f8758f7fec4789e7857305025504adf39cdfdf5da20dc4645ae5bdaf@9faad615f6ea5fdee9d594dc657f354f1c749cbdf67d9b9233f02f2ca24bc02arss.itemmetarss.netM?<item><link>https://www.semafor.com/article/09/05/2024/ugandan-olympic-athlete-dies-after-being-set-on-fire-by-ex-boyfriend</link><guid>https://www.semafor.com/article/09/05/2024/ugandan-olympic-athlete-dies-after-being-set-on-fire-by-ex-boyfriend</guid><category>africa</category><description>The athlete, who competed in Paris last month, suffered severe burns after she was attacked on Sunday.</description><title>Ugandan Olympic runner dies after being set on fire by ex-boyfriend</title><dc:creator>Paige Bruton</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:35:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://img.semafor.com/1fbac0fc72ca4286fe36c3317a8e2f428480e8b4-1491x994.jpg" length="671966" type="image/jpeg"/><media:thumbnail url="https://img.semafor.com/1fbac0fc72ca4286fe36c3317a8e2f428480e8b4-1491x994.jpg"/><media:credit>Dylan Martinez/Reuters</media:credit><content:encoded> <![CDATA[ <section><h3>The News</h3><p>Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei died in a Kenyan hospital days after her former boyfriend set her on fire.</p><p>The 33-year-old marathon runner, who competed at the Paris Olympics last month, was attacked on Sunday and left with severe burns.</p><p>Authorities said the long-distance runner was <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vx0kq2xr2o">attacked by her ex-partner over a land dispute</a>, targeted as she returned home from church with her two daughters, the BBC reported.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><h3>Know More</h3><p>The BBC noted the growing concerns about violence against female athletes in Kenya, saying Cheptegei was the third to have been killed since October 2021.</p><p>On the social media platform X, the Uganda Athletics Federation wrote of the marathon runner’s passing: “We condemn such acts and call for justice. May her soul rest In Peace.”</p></section> ]]> </content:encoded></item>