Claims made by boxer Aziz Abdul that racism was behind his disqualification at the Commonwealth Games are rejected.

Aziz Abdul (centre) was disqualified early in the third round of his fight against Damar Thomas (right) Claims made by boxer Aziz Abdul - the grandson of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin - that racism was behind his disqualification at the Commonwealth Games have been rejected by the president of the event organisers. Abdul was ruled to have headbutted England boxer Damar Thomas as the pair grappled during the third round of their fight. The 25-year-old claimed the judges were against him because he is a "black African" and, answering questions from BBC Sport, referred to Thomas by using a racial slur. "When you watch the previous fights of England their boxers create a lot of fouls," said Abdul. "I land a heavy punch on him, they never count. Instead of counting they deduct me. Commonwealth Sport president Donald Rukare, who is also from Uganda, said: "We at Commonwealth Sport believe every athlete is treated fairly and in a non-discriminatory manner. "We are inclusive. That is a field-of-play decision and that is something that was said in the heat of the moment."