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Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner

2024-09-05

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner, a hospital official confirmed Thursday.

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