Summary Jajodia says Devi's refusal to take her bronze medal was "purely an emotional reaction".
NEW DELHI (AP) - The president of Boxing India says the national federation wants AIBA to revoke a provisional suspension on female boxer L. Sarita Devi for protesting against a decision at the Asian Games.
Sandeep Jajodia says Devi s refusal to take her bronze medal was "purely an emotional reaction" and that she "does not have a history of such offences."
Devi protested against the decision in the 60-kilogram bout by refusing to bend down to let the medal be placed over her neck.
Devi then took the medal and slipped it onto the neck of Park Ji-na, who had been declared the winner of the semifinal bout. The South Korean boxer tried to give it back, then left it on the podium.
