V14 N. 58 In Parts of Africa Violence Against Women Is A Not Uncommon Way of Life Even For Olympians

 In today's The Guardian the death of Rebecca Cheptegei Ugandan Olympic marathoner was reported.

Cheptegei finished 44th in the marathon in Paris only a few weeks ago.  She had been living and training in Kenya near the town of Eldoret.   She was killed by her boyfriend who doused her with gasoline and ignited it.  Two other violent deaths of Kenyan women athletes are also mentioned in this story.  In the past there has been little if anything written about the treatment of women athletes by coaches,  agents and spouses in Africa.  Certainly in  western countries a lot of abuse and exploitation has been uncovered about coaches and of course the infamous case of Larry Nasser at Michigan State University.

Here is the article from the Guardian if you have the stomach to read it.  link:  Rebecca Cheptegei

In reporting this story I am in no way trying to belittle the amount of misogynistic violence perpetrated on women in my own culture and country.