{"id":1979,"date":"2026-08-05T07:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1979"},"modified":"2026-08-05T07:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:30:11","slug":"pakistan-and-uganda-athletes-missing-after-commonwealth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1979","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan and Uganda athletes \u2018missing\u2019 after Commonwealth Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (1 min)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 5 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">5 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>Scottish \u200cpolice are investigating reports of foreign \u2060athletes, identified \u2060in the media as boxers from Uganda and Pakistan, who failed to return home \u2060after competing in the Commonwealth Games that ended in Glasgow last Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice Scotland has \u2060received reports of several athletes who are unaccounted for,\u201d a spokesperson said late on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span 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href=\"\/sports\/2026\/8\/4\/uefa-confirm-legal-letter-served-to-fifa-after-infantino-world-cup-plan\">UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino\u2019s World Cup plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cEnquiries are ongoing to assess the circumstances, and early engagement is taking \u200cplace with the Home Office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Uganda\u2019s NBS Sport reported that four of the country\u2019s six-member boxing team had gone missing ahead of the team\u2019s scheduled return home on Tuesday and one of them told the broadcaster they \u2060planned to seek asylum.<\/p>\n<p>The Pakistan \u2060Today website said one of the country\u2019s boxers had also failed to show up for a flight home on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Reports \u2060of missing athletes after Commonwealth Games have been common in recent \u2060editions, which have been hosted \u2060in Australia or Britain since Glasgow 2014.<\/p>\n<p>After the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia, authorities were still searching for 50 athletes and officials a month after the competition ended, while another 190 had sought asylum.<\/p>\n<p>Some 3,000 \u200cathletes \u200cfrom 74 nations attended the 11 days of the Glasgow Games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (1 min) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo General view of singer Shankar Mahadevan performing alongside his sons during the closing ceremony last Sunday [Isabel Infantes\/Reuters] By Reuters Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026 Scottish \u200cpolice are investigating reports of foreign \u2060athletes, identified 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