Row hits Asiad as boxer knocked out by judges

Punching hard and defending well, India’s Laishram Sarita Devi was moments away from a gold medal bout at the 17th Asian Games, but a baffling decision by the judges left her in tears as controversy hit the ring here on Tuesday.Sarita, fighting South Korea’s Park Jina in the women’s lightweight (57-60kg) semifinal, was clearly the dominant fighter in the four rounds but referee Kheira Hammad Siri hoisted the hand of the Korean at the bell.The decision by judges Mohamed Braham (Tunisia), Albino Foti (Italy) and Mariusz Gorny (Poland) to award Park a 3-0 victory left the Indian



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