Several Athletes from Pakistan and Uganda Missing After Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

Pakistani boxer Qudratullah has reportedly gone missing in Glasgow just hours before the country’s team was scheduled to leave for home. According to Geo News, Pakistan Boxing Federation sources said Qudratullah was last seen in his hotel room at around 2am. Officials later checked his room but could not find him. The Pakistani team was expected to gather in the hotel lobby at 9am before heading to the airport. His passport and return ticket are reportedly still with the team manager.

Uganda’s NBS Sport reported that four of its six boxers were missing before the team was due to fly home on Tuesday. One of the athletes reportedly told the broadcaster that they planned to seek asylum.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said, “Police Scotland has received reports of several athletes who are unaccounted for,” with enquiries ongoing in collaboration with the Home Office.

Pakistan’s 21-member contingent ended the 2026 Commonwealth Games with just one medal, a bronze won by Fatima Zahra in the women’s 60kg boxing category, marking the country’s lowest medal tally since 1998. Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem missed out on a medal.

Historically, cases of athletes going missing after the Commonwealth Games have been reported, with 50 athletes and officials unaccounted for and 190 seeking asylum after the 2018 Gold Coast Games.