Several athletes have reportedly refused to leave Scotland following the conclusion of the 2026 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow.
According to a Police Scotland statement, various athletes are unaccounted for as contingents return to their countries following the 11-day Games with athletes competing in 10 sporting events.
The Commonwealth Games had lasted from July 23 to August 2, but boxing athletes who represented Uganda and Pakistan were reportedly absent as their countries left Scotland.
Four Ugandan boxers including Angel Katushabe, Nuhu Batte, Ibrahim Khemis and Emily Nakalema were reported missing in Glasgow, while Pakistan’s Qudratullah Khan was nowhere to be found.
The Ugandan boxers failed to join the rest of the delegation returning to Uganda, and one of the athletes disclosed his intention to seek asylum in Scotland.
Similarly, Khan was last seen in his hotel room around 2am, and did not join the team’s 9am gathering before departure.
According to the statement, police say it is making enquiries and engaging the home office to resolve the case of the unaccounted athletes.
“Police Scotland has received reports of several athletes who are unaccounted for. Inquiries are ongoing to assess the circumstances, and early engagement is taking place with the Home Office.”
Similar incidents were recorded in previous Commonwealth Games, including Glasgow 2014, where dozens of athletes went missing and some sought asylum after the Games.
Ugandan athletes were also part of a number of athletes from Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Rwanda that refused to return home after the 2018 Games, with as much as 50 athletes of various nationalities said to have stayed illegally in Australia.
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