The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has terminated the contract of the cycling coach who was accused of sexual harassment by a female rider. The rider had made a complaint against the coach during the foreign exposure trip in Slovenia. “The Sports Authority of India had constituted an enquiry committee to hear the case of a National level cyclist’s complaint against a coach of inappropriate behavior during a foreign exposure trip in Slovenia which was organised by the Cycling Federation of India,” SAI said in a statement. “The committee has submitted its preliminary report today and Prima facie the case is established and the allegations of the athlete are found to be true,” it added.
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