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Controversies at Asian Games over the years

Anti-India protests in Indonesia, an athlete disqualified for her pair of socks, manipulating wind conditions with ACs -...

The Bridge Desk16 Sep 2023 10:18 AM GMT

Sports saved me from becoming insurgent: Boxer L Sarita Devi

"I was influenced by militants to move towards insurgency and transported weapons for them, but sports changed me,"...

PTI7 Feb 2023 2:31 PM GMT

'No one remembers what I have done for the nation,' says Sarita Devi

Has the country forgotten one of India's best boxers in Sarita Devi?

Richa Singh10 Oct 2022 11:00 AM GMT

How Boxing saved Sarita Devi from violence but denied her justice

Sarita Devi faced a career-long fight with authorities after her act of defiance on the 2014 Asian Games podium. Boxing...

Dipankar Lahiri22 Aug 2022 4:22 PM GMT

Mary Kom vs Sarita Devi: How two best friends turned into worst...

Sarita Devi was Mary Kom's best friend before Boxing created a rift between them that has still not healed. Sarita says...

Dipankar Lahiri21 Aug 2022 6:03 AM GMT

A look at the top 5 Indian boxers of all time

There have been many boxers who had represented India but these five boxers have a special place in India's boxing...

Abishek Sadanandam14 Jun 2021 10:04 AM GMT

Not Mary Kom, but Sarita Devi is India's most successful boxer at...

While Mary Kom has won a total of seven medals at the Asian Championships, her state-mate Laishram Sarita Devi just ekes...

Abhijit Nair31 May 2021 5:52 AM GMT

Documentary based on Sarita Devi wins Best Documentary award in Mumbai...

The documentary named ‘I Rise’, based on the life of seven time Asian Championship medallist, boxer Sarita Devi has...

Abhijit Nair8 Dec 2020 10:35 AM GMT

Sarita recovers from COVID-19 but in isolation away from home for...

Former world champion boxer L Sarita Devi has recovered from COVID-19 but has quarantined herself away from her home in...

PTI8 Sep 2020 11:27 AM GMT

Indian women's boxing squad for World Championship announced

India Open gold medalists, Sarita Devi (60kg), Neeraj (57kg) and Jamuna Boro (64kg) find themselves among 10 women...

Press Releases8 Aug 2019 1:29 PM GMT

Indian women boxers brace up for trials for 2019 World Championships

Indian women's boxing fans have a ‘lot to look forward to’ as the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) gears up to conduct...

Suhrid Barua5 Aug 2019 2:02 PM GMT

Mary Kom fights her way to gold at India Open

Guwahati: Six-time world champion Mary Kom was crowned the 51kg champion while Amit Panghal (52kg) won his third gold...

Press Release25 May 2019 2:52 AM GMT

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