Key facts
- Four Ugandan boxers and at least one Pakistani boxer are missing after the Commonwealth Games.
- The Ugandan team manager stated he has no idea why the boxers disappeared.
- Media reports suggest the missing athletes may be seeking asylum.
- The athletes missed their scheduled flights home and have turned off their phones.
- Ugandan officials hope the athletes will return before their visas expire in October.
Four boxers from the Ugandan Commonwealth Games team have disappeared after missing their scheduled flights home and subsequently turning off their mobile phones. The team's chef de mission, Godwin Kayangwe, stated he has "no idea" why they vanished, suspecting they might still be in Glasgow or elsewhere in Europe. Media reports in Uganda suggest the athletes could be seeking asylum to pursue better boxing opportunities.