London 2012: Sudan confirms three Olympic athletes have gone missing and are expected to seek asylum in Britain
Spokesman for Sudanese embassy in London said Al-Nazeer Abdul Gadir has already applied for asylum, while Sadam Hussein and Osman Yahya Omar are missing and expected to lodge their own claims soon. Three Sudanese athletes who had been part of the country’s Olympic training squad are expected to seek political asylum in Britain. A spokesman for the embassy in London said Al-Nazeer Abdul Gadir has already applied, while Sadam Hussein and Osman Yahya Omar are missing and expected to lodge their own claims soon. It follows reports that an East African athlete had entered a police station in Leeds last week seeking asylum. All three runners had entered the country after being granted training squad visas to Britain Ten Sudanese athletes – including Beijing 800m silver medalist Ismail Ahamed Ismail – had taken part in pre Games training camps at the University of Teesside They were joined by a number of other athletes to help in preparations for the games. Embassy spoke