Rebecca Cheptegei, a 33-year-old Ugandan Olympic marathoner who competed in Paris, died Sept. 5 after being burned in an attack by her partner. Authorities said her partner, Dickson Ndiema, bought a ...

A man accused of dousing gasoline on an Ugandan Olympic athlete, causing her death days later, has succumbed to burns sustained in the attack, according to the Kenyan hospital where he was treated.

An Olympic runner from Uganda has died after 80% of her body was burned in a domestic violence incident. The Associated Press reported Thursday that 33-year-old Rebecca Cheptegei died in the early ...