Team Mangalorean ( with inputs from London News)

Mangalore: The mystery woman in red who gate crashed into the Indian contingent's march past in Friday's London Olympics opening ceremony has been identified as Madhura Nagendra of Bangalore, a dancer in one of the segments of Danny Boyle's pageant.

Clad in a red track top, blue pants and sneakers, Madhura marched in the front of the contingent alongside flag-bearer Sushil Kumar, smiling and waving at the cameras, before disappearing midway.

"My daughter was selected for a performance at the inaugural by Danny Boyle,"  has said Madhura's father, K L Nagendra, a leather export entrepreneur based in Bangalore, according to press reports.

Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London organizing committee, confirmed on Sunday that Madhura did not pose a security threat.  She was just a cast member, but she was slightly over-excited. She made it into the opening ceremony. She obviously should not have been there, Coe said.

Nagendra maintained that his daughter was not an intruder and there was no security breach as nobody could enter the stadium without security clearance. "Being an Indian, the organizing committee might have selected Madhura to take the team inside the stadium," said  Madhura's dad Nagendra,  who was given passes to watch the show.

Madhura is the second of three daughters of Nagendra and Janhavi, residents of Banashankari area in Bangalore. Madhura completed her masters in communication in 2009 from Christ College, Bangalore