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Tendulkar appeals countrymen to stand for Laishram Sarita Devi
Source: The Sangai Express / Agencies
New Delhi, November 26 2014:
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday reiterated his support for ace Indian boxer Sarita Devi and also urged the nation to support her.
Tendulkar, who met sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal earlier in the day, said that he had received assurance from the sports minister as well as boxing federation regarding the same.
Sarita Devi, who is currently serving a provisional suspension, had earlier too found support from the batting maestro who had written a letter to the Sports Minister urging him to support her and ensure that her career is not terminated prematurely.
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In a letter to Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, dated November 15, the iconic batsman said he is disconcerted by the reports that Devi faces a potential ban threatening her career.
"I would urge you to kindly look into this issue urgently and ensure that she is given competent support so that her career is not threatened and ends in a premature manner," Tendulkar wrote.
Devi lost in the semifinals of the women's lightweight (60kg) competition at Incheon, South Korea, in September, and tried to give her medal to her opponent at the presentation ceremony as a protest.
Devi, upset with the controversial decision, refused to bend down to let the medal be placed over her neck.
She then took the medal and slipped it onto the neck of Park Ji-Na, who had been declared the winner of their semifinal bout.
The South Korean boxer, an eventual silver medalist, tried to give the bronze medal back to Devi, then left it on the podium.
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