A day after P T Usha broke down and claimed humiliation on being denied proper accommodation in Bhopal, Athletics Federation of India washed its hand off the incident. The Federation has termed it a communication gap between the Sports Authority of India and the sprint queen. AFI Secretary-General Lalit Bhanot said the incident is regrettable and Usha is currently staying in a hotel. The celebrated sprinter is in Bhopal to attend the 49th National Open Athletics meet with her team. Usha is the coach of an athletics team participating at the Championship. She had asked for a better accommodation from the tournament organizers, which the SAI officials reportedly denied. She subsequently burst into tears in front of reporters.