In pics: Denied a shot at gold, Sarita Devi refuses to wear bronze

Protesting against her controversial defeat against the South Korean boxer at the Asian Games 2014 in Incheon, Sarita Devi on Wednesday refused to wear her bronze medal at the podium. An inconsolable Sarita was seen crying incessantly on the podium and refused repeated attempts to put bronze medal around her neck.

####Sarita Devi cries standing beside bronze medalist Vietnam’s Thi Duyen Luu after she refused her bronze medal

Sarita Devi cries looking at a medal as she steps on to the podium helped by bronze medalist Vietnam’s Thi Duyen Luu during the medal ceremony

Sarita Devi gestures towards silver medalist South Korea’s Park Ji-na as the latter tries to persuade Devi to accept her bronze medal

Sarita Devi waves and leaves the podium during the ceremony

Sarita Devi hugs silver medalist South Korea’s Park Ji-na, watched by bronze medalist Vietnam’s Thi Duyen Luu

Sarita Devi acknowledges the crowd after giving her bronze medal to South Korea’s Park Ji-na