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  "id": 145371,
  "title": "Police looking into reports of ‘missing’ athletes after Glasgow Commonwealth Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/police-looking-into-reports-of-missing-athletes-after-glasgow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T21:04:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-04-police-looking-into-reports-of-missing-athletes-after-glasgow-commonwealth-games/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police Scotland is probing reports of foreign athletes, believed to be boxers from Uganda and Pakistan, who have not returned home following their participation in the Commonwealth Games concluded in Glasgow on Sunday. A spokesperson for the force confirmed on Tuesday that multiple athletes are unaccounted for. The investigation aims to determine the circumstances surrounding the disappearances, with early discussions underway with the Home Office.\n\nUganda’s NBS Sport reported that four members of the six-strong boxing team were missing prior to their expected return on Tuesday, with one of them expressing intentions to seek asylum. According to Pakistan Today, one of the country’s boxers also failed to board his flight back home on Tuesday. Reports of missing athletes following the Commonwealth Games have been recurrent at recent editions, which have been held in Australia or Britain since Glasgow 2014.\n\nIn 2018, during the Games held in Australia, authorities were actively searching for 50 athletes and officials who remained missing a month after the competitions ended, alongside an additional 190 who sought asylum. The 2018 Glasgow Games saw an attendance of 3,000 athletes from 74 nations over an 11-day period.",
  "summary": "Police in Scotland are investigating reports of athletes who failed to return home after competing in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, which ended last Sunday. According to the BBC News, several athletes are unaccounted for, with reports indicating that some may be seeking asylum in Scotland.\n\nThe Ugandan boxing squad is among those missing, with four members - Nuhu Batte, Angel Katushabe, Ibrahim Kemis, and Emily Nakalema - not turning up to fly home, as reported by NBS Sport. One of the boxers told the website that they intended to seek asylum in Scotland.\n\nA Pakistani boxer, Qudratullah, is also reported missing, with Pakistan Today stating that he did not join his teammates on their flight home and was not found in his room when officials searched for him. Police Scotland said inquiries are ongoing to assess the circumstances, with early engagement taking place with the Home Office.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/pakistan-and-uganda-athletes-missing-after-commonwealth-games-174412",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Athletes go missing after Commonwealth Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/athletes-go-missing-after-commonwealth-games",
        "published": "2026-08-07T00:36:15.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}