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Team Scotland Condemns 'Abhorrent' Abuse Aimed at Its Models
The abuse followed a Team Scotland outfit reveal as organisers backed the two models and said discrimination has no place in sport.
- On Monday, Commonwealth Games Scotland unveiled its team uniforms for the 2026 Games, but the event was immediately marred by racist abuse directed at models Adam Belarbi and Victoria Epia.
- Social media users targeted the models with racist remarks questioning their nationality, with one claiming the outfits were "modelled on people who aren't Scottish despite Scotland being 96% white."
- Model Adam Belarbi expressed disappointment at the "blatant racism," stating he was saddened because the comments were not representative of the "kind, warm and open-minded nature" of the Scottish people.
- Commonwealth Games Scotland condemned the "abhorrent" abuse, while the uniforms faced separate criticism for being "misogynistic" and "trashy" due to short skirts and high heels.
- Organisers emphasized the 2026 festival remains inclusive, welcoming 3,000 athletes from 74 nations, though the incident echoes similar "absolutely disgusting" racist abuse suffered by gold medallist Eilish McColgan in January.
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