Sports Authority of India (SAI) on June 8 terminated the contract of chief cycling coach R.K. Sharma, acting on a preliminary report of an inquiry committee after a female cyclist accused him of “inappropriate behaviour” during a training-cum-competition tour in Slovenia.
SAI said the inquiry committee, formed by it following the complaint, found the allegations of the female cyclist to be true.
“SAI had constituted an inquiry committee to hear the case of a national level cyclist’s complaint against a coach for inappropriate behaviour during a foreign exposure trip in Slovenia which was organised by the Cycling Federation of India. 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,” the SAI said.
