Attendees and relatives pay tribute and mourn the coffin of Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, in the middle of the common room of the village of Bukwo on September 14, 2024. Ugandans on September 14, 2024, paid tributes to Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her partner set her on fire in Kenya, ahead of her funeral in her family village. The 33-year-old, who debuted this summer in the women's marathon at the Paris Olympics, succumbed to severe burns the week before, after being attacked by Kenyan Dickson Ndiema Marangach. (Photo by Badru KATUMBA / AFP)