The tearful rebel: Sarita Devi's refusal to accept Asian Games medal in pictures
[caption id=“attachment_1739331” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  India’s boxer Sarita Devi refused to accept her bronze medal at the prize giving ceremony of the 57-60 kg (Lightweight) category.
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India’s boxer Sarita Devi refused to accept her bronze medal at the prize giving ceremony of the 57-60 kg (Lightweight) category. The lightweight boxer was left in tears yesterday after she was adjudged to have lost despite a dominating performance against South Korea’s Jina Park. AP
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Today, during the presentation ceremony, the four boxers gathered around the podium – waiting patiently. At this point, Sarita seemed composed. She looked like she had been crying all night but she wasn’t crying at that point. But then, she could control her emotions and burst out crying. AP
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She waved at her fans – who were all chanting her name. Then as the official approached her with the bronze medal, she refused to allow him to put the medal around her neck. Instead, after some pleading from the official – she simply held the medal in her hand. Her tears were flowing profusely by this point. The crowd egging her on all this while – some cheers, some slogans. AP
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Then, as the Chinese national anthem started to play… Sarita got off the podium and walked over to Park Jina – the Korean who emerged victorious in their semi-final bout – and put the bronze medal around Jina’s neck. AP
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After putting the medal around the Korean’s neck, Sarita went and stood back on the podium. This time, the Korean followed her and pleaded with her to take her medal back. Sarita – held Park Jina’s face in her hands and tenderly refused. She eventually relented and kept the medal in her hands. AP
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Then, as she was leaving the ring – she left her medal on the podium. She wanted none of this. An official later picked up the medal for safe keeping. After the controversy, Sarita said: “I felt that I should not accept the medal because I deserved to be in the final. I don’t mind if they take any action against me. But I did not feel like accepting the medal and so I did that.”
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