Commonwealth Games: Athletes Urged to Respect Visas as Cameroon Athletes Go Missing

Commonwealth Games: Athletes Urged to Respect Visas as Cameroon Athletes Go Missing
Media tour the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Village on March 18, 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia. Chris Hyde/Getty Images for GOLDOC
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GOLD COAST, Australia—Organizers have urged athletes in Australia for the Commonwealth Games to respect the terms of their entry visas after the Cameroon team reported five of their competitors had gone missing.

The accreditation to major multi-sports Games acts as a short-term visa to the host country and more than 100 athletes overstayed after the 2000 Sydney Olympics.