4 members of Ugandan boxing workforce go lacking after Commonwealth Games

Several athletes, together with 4 members of the Ugandan boxing workforce, have reportedly did not return house after competing within the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Ugandan sports activities web site NBS Sport stated 4 members of the nation’s boxing squad had gone lacking in Scotland and had not rejoined the remainder of the delegation earlier than the workforce’s scheduled return to Uganda.

The Pakistan Today newspaper additionally reported boxer Qudrat Ullah didn’t return house with the Pakistani workforce.

Scottish police are investigating the experiences after the video games completed final Sunday, native time.

“Police Scotland has received reports of several athletes who are unaccounted for,” a spokesperson stated.

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

‘No thought what kind of asylum’

Uganda’s chef de mission, Godwin Kayangwe, stated he hoped the lacking athletes would return earlier than their visas expire in October.

“I don’t know anything about why they decided not to fly home, but I know they communicated with their team manager and said they would be coming back,” Mr Kayangwe stated in an interview with BBC Scotland.

“But after that their phones went off, so they have definitely broken the camp rules because no athlete is supposed to leave without permission.

“I’ve completely no thought, completely no thought what kind of asylum they’d be searching for. It’s nothing political, it is nothing to do with gender or one thing [like that]. I’ve completely no thought why they’d be doing that.”

NBS Sport recognized the lacking Ugandan athletes as two males and two ladies: Angel Katushabe, Nuhu Batte, Ibrahim Khemis and Emily Nakalema.

There have been quite a few instances of athletes searching for asylum following earlier Commonwealth Games, together with 2018 on the Gold Coast and 2014, additionally in Glasgow.

In March, five Iranian football players were granted asylum in Australia after competing in the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, after they escaped from their handlers.

Three of the players returned to Iran, while two remained and were eventually granted Australian citizenship.

Glasgow 2026 chief executive Phil Batty said the games were working with the police.

“We need to ship a secure and safe video games, so we work actually carefully with Police Scotland, the Border Force, and UK visas and immigration to ensure everybody arrives and departs according to regulation,” Mr Batty stated.

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