Pakistan and Uganda athletes ‘missing’ after Commonwealth Games | Athletics Information

Police are wanting into stories of ‘missing’ athletes who didn’t return dwelling after the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.

Scottish ‌police are investigating stories of international ⁠athletes, recognized ⁠within the media as boxers from Uganda and Pakistan, who didn’t return dwelling ⁠after competing within the Commonwealth Games that resulted in Glasgow final Sunday.

“Police Scotland has ⁠received reports of several athletes who are unaccounted for,” a spokesperson mentioned late on Tuesday.

“Enquiries are ongoing to assess the circumstances, and early engagement is taking ‌place with the Home Office.”

Uganda’s NBS Sport reported that 4 of the nation’s six-member boxing crew had gone lacking forward of the crew’s scheduled return dwelling on Tuesday and considered one of them advised the broadcaster they ⁠deliberate to hunt asylum.

The Pakistan ⁠Today web site mentioned one of many nation’s boxers had additionally failed to point out up for a flight dwelling on Tuesday.

Reports ⁠of lacking athletes after Commonwealth Games have been widespread in latest ⁠editions, which have been hosted ⁠in Australia or Britain since Glasgow 2014.

After the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia, authorities have been nonetheless trying to find 50 athletes and officers a month after the competitors ended, whereas one other 190 had sought asylum.

Some 3,000 ‌athletes ‌from 74 nations attended the 11 days of the Glasgow Games.