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Sarita Devi banned for a year
Sarita Devi Banned for a Year. Ending months of speculation regarding her career, troubled Indian female boxer L. Sarita Devi was Wednesday banned for one year by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for refusing to accept her 2014 Asian Games bronze medal.
New Delhi: Ending months of speculation regarding her career, troubled Indian female boxer L. Sarita Devi was Wednesday banned for one year by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for refusing to accept her 2014 Asian Games bronze medal.
The world boxing body also handed down a two-year ban to the 29-year-old boxer's husband Thoiba Singh, period ending Oct 1, 2016, and her coach Lenin Meitei for one year, period ending Oct 1, 2015. The AIBA, however, relieved Indian boxing chief coach G.S. Sandhu from any misdemeanour charge.
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Speculation was rife that the apex body of world boxing will impose a life-ban on the former world champion. The Indian government had earnestly appealed for consideration of her humble background and controversy-free image to spare her a career-ending ban.
The ban will run till October 2015 and she now will have the opportunity to represent the country in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Expressing her views on the verdict, Sarita said: "I am hugely relieved and would like to thank the boxing fraternity and Boxing India for helping me sail through these difficult times."
"I will now be able to participate in the Games and will work harder to bring laurels to the nation."
In Incheon, a day after she lost the 60-kg category semi-final bout to host challenger Jina Park despite dominating the bout, an inconsolable Sarita refused to accept the bronze medal and later handed it over to Park, who left the medal on the podium before making her exit at the Seonhak Gymnasium.
Expressing his opinion on the AIBA verdict, Boxing India (BI) president Sandeep Jajodia said: “AIBA's verdict on Sarita Devi comes as a relief to Boxing India, the boxing fraternity, Sarita's fans and boxing enthusiasts around the world."
"The one-year ban ending October 2015 can further be reduced, on the basis of her good demeanour and hard work. We will, in the meanwhile, continue to correspond with AIBA to reduce the punishment, thus enabling and motivating Sarita to prepare for her qualifications for Olympics.”
Jojodia also said that Sarita, mother of two, will now be relieved of the mental trauma and can focus on boxing wholeheartedly.
Jajodia further added: “I wish for Sarita to recover from her wrist injury in this interim period and advise her to focus on further sharpening her boxing skills and on her fitness to be able to participate in the international events to happen after her suspension gets over."
