Suleman Baloch and Nazeerullah, Pakistani boxers, went missing just hours before the team’s departure for Islamabad.
Two Pakistani boxers have gone missing in Birmingham following the end of the Commonwealth Games, according to the national federation on Wednesday. Boxers Suleman Baloch and Nazeerullah vanished a few hours before the team’s departure for Islamabad, according to Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) secretary Nasir Tang. The CWG in Birmingham concluded on Monday.
Statement of Nasir Tang on missing of Two Pakistani boxers
“Their travel documents, including passports, are still in the hands of federation officials who accompanied the boxing team to the games,” Tang said. He stated that the team management had informed the Pakistan High Commission in the United Kingdom and the relevant authorities in London of Suleman and Nazeerullah’s disappearance.
Tang stated that the missing boxers’ documents were kept in accordance with the standard operating procedure for all athletes travelling from Pakistan. The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has formed a four-member committee to look into the disappearance of the boxers. Pakistan failed to win a medal in the Commonwealth Games boxing competition, despite winning eight medals, including two gold, in weightlifting and javelin throw.
The boxers went missing just two months after a national swimmer, Faizan Akbar, went missing while competing in the FINA World Championships in Hungary. However, Akbar did not bother competing in the championships and went missing with his passport and other documents just hours after arriving in Budapest. He had been missing since June.
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