Laishram Sarita Devi was born on 1 March 1982 and is an Indian boxer from Manipur.
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Sarita Devi's is a national champion and a former world champion in the lightweight class.
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Sarita Devi was born in Khunou Thoubal into a Meitei Hindu family, as the sixth of eight siblings.
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Sarita Devi's used to spend her time helping her parents in collecting firewood and in the fields, which helped her build the stamina she has today.
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Sarita Devi completed her high school in Waithou Mapal High School till the eighth standard and then went to Bal Baidya Mandir, Thoubal to complete her matriculation.
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Sarita Devi's then went to an open-school to complete her twelfth standard to cope with her busy boxing schedule.
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Sarita Devi turned professional in boxing in 2000, inspired by the achievements of Muhammad Ali.
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Sarita Devi's won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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Sarita Devi entered the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, competing in the lightweight category.
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At the medal awarding ceremony, Sarita Devi refused to accept her bronze medal and handed it over to the silver medallist, Park.
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