The World Boxing Federation is likely to penalise L Sarita Devi for her conduct in the Asian Games where she refused a bronze medal in protest over the judging, can now expect even heavier punishment. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has provisionally suspended Sarita Devi for refusing to accept the bronze medal at the Asian Games in Incheon

Sarita Devi lost in the semifinals of the women's lightweight competition at Incheon, South Korea, in September, and tried to give her medal to her opponent at the presentation ceremony as a protest.

Devi and three coaches received indefinite bans taking in the current women's world championships in South Korea pending a final ruling of a disciplinary commission.

Upset about the decision in the 60-kilogram bout, she refused to bend down to receive the medal. 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.