Police Scotland Probes Missing Commonwealth Games Athletes

Police Scotland is investigating reports of athletes from Uganda and Pakistan who failed to return home after the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ended last Sunday. A spokesperson said late Tuesday that several athletes are unaccounted for, with enquiries ongoing and early engagement with the Home Office. Uganda's NBS Sport reported four of the country's six-member boxing team went missing ahead of their scheduled return, with one telling the broadcaster they planned to seek asylum.

Pakistan Today said one boxer missed a flight home on Tuesday. Missing-athlete reports have been common in recent Games hosted in Australia or Britain; after the 2018 Gold Coast event, authorities searched for 50 athletes and officials a month later, while 190 had sought asylum. Some 3,000 athletes from 74 nations attended the 11-day Glasgow Games. Police Scotland has received reports of several athletes who are unaccounted for, the spokesperson said.

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