Two missing Sri Lankan CWG athletes located

Colombo: Two out of the three members of the Sri Lankan contingent who went missing from the Commonwealth Games village in Birmingham have been located by the British police, Sri Lankan sports authorities said on Thursday.

Sri Lanka's National Olympic Committee Secretary General Maxwell De Silva told IANS that the British police had located two of the missing members but their details have not being revealed to Sri Lankan officials.

"In fact we had contacted the British High Commission but they would not tell anything," he said.

A wrestler, a judoka, and a judo coach out of 161 strong contingent comprising athletes and coaching staff had reached Birmingham obtaining visas for nearly six months.

Following the disappearance of the three members, NOC officials have removed documents for all remaining members of the team currently at the games in Birmingham. Sri Lankan officials had earlier told media that Birmingham police are on investigation on the disappearance of the three members.

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