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Police Investigate After Several Athletes Fail to Return From Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Police Scotland has opened inquiries with the Home Office to establish why multiple competitors did not rejoin their national teams following the Games.

Overview

  • Police Scotland confirmed it has received reports that several athletes were unaccounted for after the Glasgow competition and said enquiries are ongoing with early engagement from the Home Office.
  • Pakistan's boxing federation has launched an investigation after Qudratullah was not found in the team hotel before a planned departure and did not travel home despite his passport being reported as held by team management.
  • Ugandan media named four boxers — Angel Katushabe, Nuhu Batte, Ibrahim Khemis and Emily Nakalema — who missed the return flight, and one athlete told NBS Sport the group intended to seek asylum to pursue better training and opportunities.
  • Organisers and police said they are working with Border Force and UK Visas and Immigration to check for breaches of immigration rules and to process any claims on their merits.
  • The incidents, which follow similar absences by athletes at recent multi‑nation events, raise fresh questions about federation oversight, athlete welfare and how teams manage passports and travel arrangements.