Ugandan
athlete
Rebecca
Cheptegei
is
in
critical
condition
in
a
Kenyan
hospital
after
allegedly
being
doused
with
petrol
and
set
on
fire
by
a
former
boyfriend.
The
33-year-old
marathon
runner,
who
competed
at
the
recent
Paris
Olympics,
had
suffered
extensive
burns,
the
doctor
treating
her
said.
She
was
attacked
at
her
home
in
western
Kenya,
where
she
had
been
training.
There
are
concerns
about
the
increasing
cases
of
violence
against
female
athletes
in
Kenya,
some
of
which
have
resulted
in
death.
Ms
Cheptegei
is
said
to
have
been
rescued
by
neighbours
after
the
incident
that
happened
on
Sunday
at
her
home
in
the
small
town
of
Endebess.
She
was
returning
from
church
with
her
two
children
when
she
was
targeted.The
alleged
attacker
also
sustained
serious
burns,
local
police
chief
Jeremiah
ole
Kosiom
told
journalists.