{
  "id": 173947,
  "title": "Uganda team manager has 'no idea' why boxers have disappeared",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/uganda-team-manager-has-no-idea-why-boxers-have-disappeared",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T12:31:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/uganda-team-manager-no-idea-123155241.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The team manager for the Ugandan Commonwealth Games boxing team, Nuhu Batte, has expressed his lack of understanding regarding the disappearance of four team members. The four athletes, comprising two men and two women, failed to return for their scheduled flights home after competing at the Commonwealth Games. Their phones have since been turned off, raising suspicions among those in the know. No official explanation has been provided as to why the athletes might be seeking asylum, although media reports in Uganda have suggested this possibility. Uganda's chef de mission, Godwin Kayangwe, hopes that the athletes will return home before their visas expire in October. Police are conducting inquiries into the situation, but it is understood that little can be done until the existing visas expire. Kayangwe suspects that the boxers are still in Glasgow or Europe, stating that they communicated with their team manager and had said they would return. However, once the athletes left, their phones went off, violating camp rules. The team manager emphasized that he has no idea why the boxers would seek asylum, noting that it is not a political issue or related to gender or other personal factors. He stressed the importance of following the law and returning to Uganda before their visas expire, urging the athletes to make the \"right decision\" and come back home.",
  "summary": "Commonwealth Games chef de mission Godwin Kayangwe says he hopes the athletes will return home before their visas expire in October.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}