Ten members of Sri Lanka ’s Commonwealth Games team are reportedly missing. Some of the group’s athletes and officials are reportedly keen to avoid going back to their homeland due to the political and economic unrest in the country.
Previously, Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games Association confirmed two athletes and a coach had gone missing, but this number appears to have increased to double figures. This was reported by Agence France-Presse via an unnamed Sri Lankan official.
"Since then, another seven [athletes] have vanished," they said. "We suspect they want to remain in the United Kingdom, possibly to get employment." The first three people reported to have disappeared were Judoka Chamila Dilani, judo team manager Asela da Silva and wrestler Shanith Chathuranga.
