Laishram Sarita Devi awarded IIK National Pride Award by Indians In Korea

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Laishram Sarita Devi awarded IIK National Pride Award by Indians In Korea on October 2, 2014

INDIANS IN KOREA (IIK) www.indiansinkorea.com

Date: October 2, 2014

In due recognition of the brave heart acts and best performance of Indian boxer Laishram Sarita Devi in the ongoing Asian Games 2014 at Incheon, Indian In Korea (IIK) awarded her with “IIK National Pride Award” with a carh Award of USD 1710 contributed by Indians In Korea (IIK) members.

Following the controversial lost in the semifinal bout against the South Korean boxer Jina Park despite the fact that Sarita was clearly the better of the two pugilists, Indian boxer L Sarita Devi on Wednesday stunned officials and spectators by refusing to accept the bronze medal. The Indian subsequently also lost an appeal against the judges' decision and on Wednesday tearfully made her way to the medal ceremony. Crying bitterly on the podium, Sarita first refused to wear the medal before handing it over to Park after sharing an emotional hug with the home boxer. Laishram Sarita’s brave acts have united the Indian community and made we Indians In Korea feel pride of their nation, hence IIK award name as “IIK National Pride Award”.

Laishram Sarita Devi awarded IIK National Pride Award by Indians In Korea on October 2, 2014

“AIBA has already preceded its Disciplinary Action Process to review this case, and the decision will be made immediately after the Asian Games,” AIBA said in a statement. Earlier, AIBA in its statement said that its supervisor and Technical Delegate David B Francis has submitted a report to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) concerning the case.

IIK strongly believe that the brave heart acts of Sarita will persuade the AIBA to look after the case more positively and seriously in terms of changing rules of judging rather than taking actions against Sarita and Boxing India Team.

Wording in the Award is as follows:

“Indians In Korea (IIK) community is proud of you for giving best performance at Incheon Asian Games 2014. You are the real winner for us and will always be. As a token of appreciation, IIK are pleased to award you "IIK National Pride Award" with a cash value of USD 1710 contributed by Indians In Korea (IIK) members as a respect for your performance. Sincerely, Indians in Korea.”

Sincerely,
Indians in Korea

Contributors

Name Amount (KRW)
Dwarka 50000
Rohidas 50000
Swapneil 80000
Mahesh Sayibabu 50000
Nandish Bellad 25000
Dipankar 25000
Afeesh Raj 50000
VithalJadhav 20000
SubramaniyamRavichandra 20000
ArunPachauri 20000
Anonymous 50000
Suresh 20000
Chandrakant Kamthi 50000
Chandra Dhir 50000
Anonymous 150000
Partha De 50000
Pradeep 50000
Srinivasa HV 75000
UmeshPatil 50000
Malpani Y 30000
Maidul+Shabnum 50000
Prathamesh Chopde 30000
Sangam Swamy 25000
Ganesh Sable 15000
TASK Sports Club 125000
Balbi 25000
Abhijit Jadhav 50000
Harischandra 10000
Dipak Shinde 20000
Manipuri Community 500000

Total 1815000 (KRW)