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08/05 06:46 CDT Scottish police looking into reports of missing athletes at the
Commonwealth Games
Scottish police looking into reports of missing athletes at the Commonwealth
Games
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) --- Police in Scotland said they had received reports
that "several" athletes were unaccounted for following the Commonwealth Games
in Glasgow.
Ugandan sporting news website NBS Sport said four members of the nation's
boxing squad had reportedly gone missing in Scotland and did not rejoin the
rest of the delegation before the team's scheduled return to Uganda on Tuesday.
The Pakistan Today newspaper also reported a missing boxer from the Pakistan
team.
"Police Scotland has received reports of several athletes who are unaccounted
for. Enquiries are ongoing to assess the circumstances, and early engagement is
taking place with the Home Office," a Police Scotland spokesperson said.
There have been numerous cases of athletes seeking asylum following previous
Commonwealth Games, including 2018 on the Gold Coast in Australia and in 2014
when hosted by Glasgow again.
"We've welcomed nearly 3,000 athletes to the city from 74 nations. We want to
deliver a safe and secure games, so we work really closely with Police
Scotland, the Border Force, and UK visas and immigration to make sure everyone
arrives and departs in line with regulation," Games chief executive Phil Batty
said.
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