The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has provisionally suspended women’s boxer Laishram Sarita Devi for refusing to accept the bronze medal at the Asian Games in Incheon. Sarita had refused to accept the medal on the podium, as she had protested a verdict that stopped her for entering the final, and instead gave the bout to her opponent South Korea’s Ji-Na Park. A disappointed Sarita had shed copious tears but later she did tender an unconditional apology to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and boxing world body a day after her protest.

The boxer has been barred from taking part in AIBA tournaments, and even her coaches will not be allowed to enter the World Championships to be held in Jeju Islands, South Korea, next month. The case has been sent for review to the AIBA disciplinary committee.