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Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei's horrific death after being doused with petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend has again brought to the fore Kenya's tragic history of domestic violence against female athletes. Cheptegei, who was 33, was from Uganda and competed in the marathon at the Paris Olympics less than a month ago. She lived in western Kenya's famous high-altitude training region that draws the best distance runners from across the world. Her death follows those of at least two other high-profile female runners, killed in cases of domestic violence in the last three years in the region that's produced dozens of Olympic and world champions.
