WorldFive more African athletes may have vanished from the Commonwealth Games, organisers said Thursday, after eight competitors from Cameroon were suspected of fleeing a day earlier. "We're obviously looking at it very carefully," Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive David Grevemberg told reporters. Athlete visas for the Commonwealth Games expire on May 15, Grevemberg said. Eight athletes from conflict-hit Cameroon -- one third of the central African country's 24-strong team -- were said to be missing from the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday, sparking an Australian Border Force manhunt. "We share their concern regarding obviously the safety, welfare, whereabouts of these athletes."

Source: Sunday Times April 12, 2018 04:07 UTC