Uganda team manager has 'no idea' why boxers have disappeared
Four Ugandan boxers who competed in the Commonwealth Games have gone missing in Glasgow, with their team manager stating he has no knowledge of their whereabouts or intentions. While there is speculation about asylum seeking, officials hope the athletes will return before their visas expire in October.
Why it matters
The disappearance of athletes during international events highlights the intersection of sports, migration, and visa regulations.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Chris McLaughlin , Scotland sports news correspondent and Jonathan Geddes , Glasgow and West reporter Getty Images Nuhu Batte is one of the four boxers from Uganda who has vanished The team manager for the Ugandan Commonwealth Games team has told BBC Scotland News he has no idea why four boxers with the team have vanished.
Two men and two women who competed for Uganda at the Games failed to turn up for their scheduled flights home and have since turned off their mobile phones.
Media reports in Uganda suggested the four may be looking to seek asylum, but Uganda's chef de mission Godwin Kayangwe said he hoped the athletes would return home before their visas expire in October.
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