this Ugandan Runner who competed in this year's Paris Olympics has died after being set on fire by her boyfriend 33-year-old Rebecca chap a distance Runner who finished 44th in Marathon at the Paris Olympics in August was attacked outside her house in Kenya on Sunday 1st September her boyfriend Dixon and DEA reportedly pulled 20 lers of petrol on her setting her on fire during an argument when she returned from church chapay suffered extensive Burns over 75% of her body she was rescued by neighbors and was taken to hospital with her boyfriend who was also being treated for severe burns besides competing in the Paris Olympics chep had won gold at the wild mountain and trail running championships in 2022 this is the latest incident of gender-based violence against women athletes in Kenya in 2021 Agnes trop a Kenyan Runner who competed in the Tokyo Olympics and played fourth in the 5,000 m race was stabbed to death by her husband and in 2022 another Kenyan born Bahraini athlete dearis muta was murdered by her boyfriend in the same town as tup T's husband is facing murder charges while mut's boyfriend has still not been found follow for more stories from around the world [Music]