SAI receives complaint from female sailor about coach making her uncomfortable in camp

In her complaint the athlete has also stated that she has raised this issue with the federation a few times in the past but has not received any response and has hence written to SAI for intervention.
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The sailor said she had raised the issue with the federation several times but it wasn't resolved.

SAI has received a complaint from a female sailor who is currently in a foreign exposure camp in Germany. The camp has been proposed and organised by the Yatching Association of India and funded by SAI through ACTC, as is the norm. In her complaint the athlete has said that a coach accompanying the contingent is making her uncomfortable. The coach in question has been appointed by the federation and was included in the contingent as per the proposal of the Federation.
In her complaint the athlete has also stated that she has raised this issue with the federation a few times in the past but has not received any response and has hence written to SAI for intervention.
On receipt of the complaint SAI has asked for a report from the federation seeking clarification on when and how many times the athlete had complained to the federation and why no response was extended to her. SAI has sought this report from the Federation by the end of the day today.
Meanwhile, SAI has reached out to the athlete and she has said that "mental pressure" is created by the coach in question during training, but did not sight any sexual harassment issues.
The issue comes days after the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Wednesday terminated the contract of chief cycling coach R K Sharma after a preliminary enquiry found him guilty of "inappropriate behaviour" with a female cyclist during a training camp in Slovenia.
SAI had decided to call back the entire Indian contingent from the European nation where the cyclists had gone for a training-cum-competition trip
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