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Scottish police are investigating reports that several foreign boxers, identified as being from Uganda and Pakistan, failed to return home after competing in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow last Sunday. The athletes allegedly went missing before their scheduled return flights on Tuesday, with one Ugandan boxer telling a local broadcaster that they planned to seek asylum. No numbers have been provided for the total number of missing athletes, but reports suggest this is not an isolated incident, with 50 athletes and officials still unaccounted for after the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia. Enquiries are ongoing to assess the circumstances surrounding the missing athletes, with early engagement taking place with the Home Office.

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Eight foreign athletes, four from Uganda's boxing team and one from Pakistan's team, are reported missing after competing in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The games ended last Sunday, but the athletes were expected to return home this week. Four of Uganda's six-member boxing team are said to have gone missing, with one team member telling a local broadcaster that they planned to seek asylum. One Pakistani boxer also failed to show up for his flight home on Tuesday. The Scottish police are investigating and have reached out to the Home Office for assistance.

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Scottish police are investigating reports of foreign athletes, identified in the media as boxers from Uganda and Pakistan, who failed to return home after competing in the Commonwealth Games that ended in Glasgow last Sunday. asserted

that → investigate → Glasgow

“Police Scotland has received reports of several athletes who are unaccounted for,” a spokesperson said late on Tuesday. asserted

spokesperson → receive → Tuesday

What we know - list 2 of 4Infantino’s FIFA World Cup fallout heads to mutiny as more staff break rank - list 3 of 4Ex asserted

staff → know → 4Ex

4UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino’s World Cup plan “Enquiries are ongoing to assess the circumstances, and early engagement is taking place with the Home Office.” asserted

engagement → confirm → Office

Uganda’s NBS Sport reported that four of the country’s six-member boxing team had gone missing ahead of the team’s scheduled return home on Tuesday and one of them told the broadcaster they planned to seek asylum. The Pakistan Today website said one of the country’s boxers had also failed to show up for a flight home on Tuesday. asserted

one → report → Tuesday

Reports of missing athletes after Commonwealth Games have been common in recent editions, which have been hosted in Australia or Britain since Glasgow 2014. asserted

which → miss → Glasgow

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. asserted

190 → search → asylum

Some 3,000 athletes from 74 nations attended the 11 days of the Glasgow Games. asserted

athletes → attend → Games

Pakistan and Uganda athletes ‘missing’ after Commonwealth Games

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