SAI forms three-member committee to look into athlete's 'videographed without consent' allegation

The Sports Authority of India has constituted a three-member committee to look into a matter brought to notice through a media article in which gymnast Aruna Budda Reddy has alleged that she was videographed without her consent during a fitness test.
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The athlete has alleged that she was videographed without consent during a fitness test.

In a shocking incident, Indian athlete Aruna Budda Reddy has alleged that she was videographed without her consent by one of the coaches at the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Taking cognizance of the matter, SAI has formed a three-member committee to look into the matter.
"The Sports Authority of India has constituted a three-member committee to look into a matter brought to notice through a media article in which gymnast Aruna Budda Reddy has alleged that she was videographed without her consent during a fitness test conducted at the national camp on March 24, organised by the Gymnastics Federation of India. The test was conducted prior to the athlete's participation at the FIG Apparatus World Cup in Baku, in the presence of a committee constituted by GFI," SAI said in a statement.
The three-member committee will be headed by Smt. Radhica Sreeman, Executive Director (Teams Division) will conduct the enquiry. The committee has been directed to submit the interim report shortly.
As reported by The Times of India, Reddy has said she would take a legal action after she was told by the Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) that it hadn't authorised or ordered any person to video record her fitness evaluation test.
Notably, Reddy is India's first gymnast to clinch an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cup. She had claimed a bronze medal in the women's vault at the Melbourne Worlds in 2018.
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