India boxer Devi suspended for Asian Games protest
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NEW DELHI: Indian boxer L. Sarita Devi has been provisionally suspended from competition for rejecting her Asian Games bronze medal at the podium following her controversial semifinal loss at Incheon.
The amateur boxing world governing body announced Wednesday it was also barring coaches Gurbaksh Sandhu, Sagar Dhayal and Blax Iglesias Fernandes and India's chef de mission Adile Sumariwala from its events until further notice.
That includes the women's world championships at Jeju, South Korea, later in the year.
The disciplinary case against Devi, who protested against the scoring in her semifinal bout with a South Korean boxer, commenced within hours of the medal ceremony in the women's 60-kilogram class.
Devi refused to bend down to let the medal be placed over her neck. She took the medal in hand, went across and slipped it onto the neck of Park Ji-na, who had been declared winner of the semifinal bout.
The South Korean boxer tried to give it back, then left it on the podium.
The protest prompted AIBA technical delegate David Francis to say it “looked like a well-planned scenario by her and her team".
Devi had said after the tear-filled podium protest that she was “ready to face any repercussions” if it helped boxing in the long run.
But the next day, she issued an “unconditional apology” for her “emotional outburst".
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Oct 22, 2014 12:18pm
Discipline is must ,but, in he name of discipline, should players always face the disgrace? One never hears members of the so called inefficient and incompetent governing bodies getting punished. This is the reason why sports is in such a condition in the entire subcontinent.
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Oct 22, 2014 12:25pm
She dramatized & then next day furnished and unconditional apology. What a joke!
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Oct 22, 2014 12:41pm
Good job she deserves it. Making so called conspiracy theories.lol
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Oct 22, 2014 12:46pm
Sportsmen are also humans, they made mistakes too. Not saying what she did was right or justified but it is what it is. She will get appropriate penalty by the officials.
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Oct 22, 2014 12:47pm
now INDIA should react by rejecting such result and should fully support her stupid boxer.
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Oct 22, 2014 12:50pm
Suspend others (Windies) or get suspended, anything else our neighbour have on cards?
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Oct 22, 2014 12:59pm
She Totally Deserved
It.....!
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Oct 22, 2014 01:14pm
@waseem Because she is Indian, looks dramatized, if she was Pakistani, you would lined up for unfair justice, cry fowl.
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Oct 22, 2014 01:16pm
Everyone should watch her match and you will know that she is the real winner.
DAWN team you should share video footage with this article, If not Youtube then share from any other source like Facebook or Dailymotion.
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Oct 22, 2014 01:17pm
@waseem she has the guts to do ...its true its completely biased decision ...every one in the stand know ....just watch the full match video ...
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Oct 22, 2014 01:27pm
Advance apologies to Indian readers but isn't it a general trend in their society right from Government to a common man, that if they don't win or get anything they start crying.
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Oct 22, 2014 01:30pm
The real winner was Saritha Devi. It is the partial judgement that made Saritha Devi loose the match.
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Oct 22, 2014 01:32pm
After reading this news, I saw the full match. It was a biased decision, Sarita was a clear winner in round 2,3 & 4. Sarita not being declared a winner is a great shock. Indian boxing association should vigorously protest to IBC & force a review. It breaks the heart of a boxer to loose in such a way. Sarita did the right thing of technically refusing to wear bronze medal.
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Oct 22, 2014 01:37pm
@JackDomm Pakistan sports is in doldrums, so no cards to worry of suspension.
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Oct 22, 2014 01:47pm
All these snide comments just because she's an Indian reflect just one thing -- the innate jealousy over India's success anywhere. How many medals did Pakistan get at the Asiad?
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Oct 22, 2014 02:05pm
@Indian Christian I can't believe this happened after Sumit Sangwan was knocked out of London Olympics, he landed more punches and performed a lot better than the opponent... The way sports institutions are run in india, they are not interested in protecting the rights of the sportsmen or sports spirit in general, and how will they protect them when insitutions like Indian Olympics Association get suspended and are not respected enough internationally...all this costs the sportsmen dearly...with you Saritha Devi, Sumit Sangwan...
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Oct 22, 2014 02:15pm
@mudassar tarar No it isn't. Lets not turn every news item into a insult fest.
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Oct 22, 2014 02:47pm
Great move. Some nations are falling into the lap of regressive secular nationalism.
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Oct 22, 2014 02:52pm
She is a poor girl, who didn't even have the amount of 500$ to pay the fine. She stood for herself, anyone can look at the video and tell that she one by a good margin. Anyone at her place would have done the same, if out govt. can't recognize her efforts, Indian citizens should gather the money to support our sister, who deserved this money on her own but is deprived of it.
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Oct 22, 2014 02:56pm
@JackDomm yes we won't tell you as you will be scared
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Oct 22, 2014 03:55pm
@A Ali that's where difference between india and Pakistan starts...India knows how far to go and when to stop.
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Oct 22, 2014 03:59pm
@mudassar tarar coming from a man who's country blames anything including rains and loud thunders to their neighbours.
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Oct 22, 2014 04:07pm
Apart from Ind-Pak rhetorics. Is there any one who watched this match and still says she did a foul cry?
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Oct 22, 2014 04:24pm
@A Ali India has suspended her , for your info.
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Oct 22, 2014 04:36pm
India must ban Asian Games now...hahahaha
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Oct 22, 2014 05:27pm
@Sunil Remember Pakistan Hockey team faced the same fate during 1972 Munich Olympics.
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Oct 22, 2014 05:29pm
People should watch this match before commenting..she was a clear winner and we are proud of her for standing against injustice...
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Oct 22, 2014 05:34pm
@mudassar tarar - no its not like that.. we don't play the perennial victim card.. we always rise and do our best.. and at least we don't complain our own doing.. shelling and then crying to the world.. but now world ignores Wolf Wolf Wolf .. and your apologizes accepted because its out of ignorance..
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Oct 22, 2014 06:13pm
hmnn, I remember few months back when Mohammad Waseem lost in final of commonwealth boxing and he said he was very ssurprised and sad at decision then we Indian friends laughed at him for being a cry baby. I think India did won few matches against Korea in recent Asian games esp in hockey semi final so stop assuming that South Korea cheated you. She is a good boxer and should have stay a graceful professional.
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Oct 22, 2014 06:23pm
Anyone who has seen the match will agree she was the winner. After you put so much of hard work and commitment and also being deserving its really hard to accept any controversial decision. Maybe her reaction as a sportsperson was wrong but as a human being she was right. And to all Pak supporters who are rejoicing the judgement kindly see how many medals u have got.
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Oct 22, 2014 07:30pm
Pakistani haters , have you even watched the match before you start commenting ?
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Oct 22, 2014 07:38pm
Shahid Afridi rightly said once upon a time
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Oct 22, 2014 07:50pm
Sub continent players must be given some training how to behave in difficult situation; most important is that that the sport officials who travel with them should play an effective role in such situation.
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Oct 22, 2014 08:11pm
I like the fact that she stood for herself. A lot of respect from a Pakistani.
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Oct 22, 2014 08:51pm
@Youth Agree, as a protest Indians should not purchase South Korean goods for this Diwali or for a year be it a South Korean car, TV or mobile devices or visiting a South Korean massage parlour either!
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Oct 22, 2014 10:47pm
@Shaurya Kharb so you claim to be an expert now?
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Oct 22, 2014 10:49pm
@Sunil actually no it is not. Not long ago we brought two cups home. Actually it's indian sports which are a lame joke
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Oct 22, 2014 11:20pm
It's a great tradition of punishing the victim.
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Oct 23, 2014 12:17am
so sad......
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Oct 23, 2014 04:27am
@mudassar tarar
If it was Pakistani or any other national they would do same. I had watched the video and she had won. I suggest get five or so good boxer and let them watch the video of this match and determine who won. I wish there was reply live in boxing we have in football, cricket. There should be other replay referees and upon a challenge they would make the decision.
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Oct 23, 2014 04:40am
Ridiculous ! She is a player and they are passionate about the game, not just winning medals. Its a shame that Indian Sports Council is not supporting her and now this uncalled for suspension.
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Oct 23, 2014 05:03am
Well M.Waseem in Common W.Games did the same except that he didn't disagree on the medal podium , Sarita's match was close but you don't have to cry like this when something has been ruled against you.As a professional sportsman and especially when you are trained to knockdown your opponents ; you must also learn how to tackle situations like these. Its better to accept the harsh realities and protest formally instead of denying rules and then rendering apologies latter.
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Oct 23, 2014 06:12am
@Sonny Afridi No Pakistan women ever won a Boxing medal at Asian Games. Devi is a brave girl and stood up against blatant injustice. I wonder what satisfaction Pakistanis drawing through their insensitive and childish comments by poking fun at her while every other day Pakistanis are crying about being victims.
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Oct 23, 2014 06:17am
@waseem It is natural for a boxer after intense fight to react emotionally and a good sportsperson to admit mistake and apologise. Where is joke in it ?
What about your PCB jokers showing false bravado and than meekly surrendering before Big 3?????
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Oct 23, 2014 06:43am
@anshul ,I did and she is a 100% loser.Snap out of it,she lost end of the story.you think its ICC where you monopolized cricket,my friend this is ASIAD where you are a helpless fool,if you do not like these game, we don't need you there,nobody will miss you.
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Oct 23, 2014 07:22am
I looked at the bout. She was clearly the winner by far. If anybody should be suspended it is the amateur boxing world governing body. It should be disbanded and new one constituted, pronto.
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Oct 23, 2014 07:23am
@ahmed
Jealous much?
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Oct 23, 2014 09:59am
@amad you mean the same one, i mean afridi, who chewed half of the cricket ball?
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Oct 23, 2014 10:01am
A usual prize for the whistle blower...why no inquiry into a clear case of biased judging? hope she will emerge stronger as a person and boxer from this.
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Oct 23, 2014 10:02am
@Sonny Afridi actually we are not competing in flying drones competition and playing hide and seek with Osama, so yes we dnt hv those two cups...if u call Indian Sports Lame, sure you are more than cripled nation...
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Oct 23, 2014 10:16am
@Manjot Oh so you have issues in Pakistanis having fun at India's expense ? That's a laugh !!!!
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Oct 23, 2014 10:34am
@Agha Shujat Ahmed A real player accepts defeat with grace . Indians aren't good players. not any more.
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Oct 23, 2014 01:40pm
Why do Indian's always have to be so dramatic? There's a world outside Bollywood - it's called reality!
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Oct 23, 2014 03:43pm
@SG Baloch
Sure..and there's a world outside of Pakistan. Its called civilization!!!
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Oct 23, 2014 04:08pm
India is a country of 1.2 billion.It should show its might to AIBA and ban AIBA from any activities in the future in India until the decision is revoked.Any one who has watched the bout video will agree that Sarita was clear winner and boxing judges were cheating.
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Oct 23, 2014 07:12pm
Another example of a athlete paying price for her stupidity. LOL.
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Oct 24, 2014 01:41pm
@mudassar tarar : Be more objective: Sports judges have been known to be prejudiced, in collusion, and decided before the events who should win.
These corrupt practices are on record --esp. in Figure skating championships.
There is a possibility that Sarita is right just as there ithe possibility that the judges are right.
A review is best solution!
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Oct 24, 2014 03:13pm
Hats off to her for showing the guts to shame the AIBA and Korean Asiad organizing committee. Indian should respond by dragging the AIBA to court about letting the corrupt match referees go scotfree. In future no one should dare to manipulate a boxing match.
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Oct 25, 2014 04:49am
@Sunil exactly agree sunil
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Oct 25, 2014 11:08am
Sarita Devi has displayed unimaginable guts in dispencing with the medal. The whole nation is with her. So what if it is a temporary set back to her. It serves the purpose and a weild warning to organisers in future, to better be fair. She has done a great job to the sports fraternity. Kudos to Sarita. We Love you.
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Oct 27, 2014 02:27pm
@Waseem Sarwar .Being a good boxer doesn't mean she shouldn't stand up against injustice.True Indians are proud of her.You seem to be more concerned about your pakistani boxer.
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