Athletes Missing After Commonwealth Games
Friday, 7 August 2026, 10:36 am
Friday, 7 August 2026, 11:02 am
Nuhu Batte is one of the missing athletes.
In short:
Four Ugandan and one Pakistani boxer are missing after the Commonwealth Games.
The Scottish police are investigating.
What's next?
Uganda's team leader hopes the athletes return before their visas end.
Several athletes, including four Ugandan boxers, are missing after the Games.
Four Ugandan boxers went missing in Scotland and did not return with their team.
A Pakistani boxer also did not return home with his team.
The police are looking into the missing athletes after the Games ended.
The police said they are trying to find out what happened to the athletes.
They are working with the Home Office to find out more.
No one knows what kind of asylum the athletes might be seeking.
Uganda's team leader said he hopes the athletes return before their visas expire.
The team leader said the athletes stopped answering their phones after they left.
The team leader has no idea why the athletes left or what they want.
The missing Ugandan athletes are two men and two women.
Team Uganda was at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
Some athletes have sought asylum after past Commonwealth Games.
Two Iranian football players sought asylum in Australia in March.
Five Iranian players were granted asylum after the Asian Cup.
Three players returned to Iran, and two got Australian citizenship.
The Glasgow Games CEO said they are working with the police.
The CEO said they want to make sure everyone is safe and follows the rules.
About 3,000 athletes from 74 countries attended the Glasgow Games.
See more news on the ABC website
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