MONGOLIA CALLS "FOR FAIR PLAY" AT ASIAN GAMES

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Scuffles broke out and Mongolia lodged an official protest as controversial decisions in favour of home boxers at the Asian Games in South Korea on Tuesday. Mongolia calls for fair play and correct judging in boxing sport. Mongolia's male bantamweight N.Tugstsogt contentiously lost a decision against Ham Sang-Myeong, prompting a brief sit-in protest and an official complaint. A husband of Indian lightweight Sarita Devi launched an expletive-laden tirade and tangled with security after South Korea's Park Ji-Na was controversially awarded their semi-final bout. But the International Boxing Association (AIBA) rejected the protest, saying it was not possible to appeal against judges' decisions. "This is a very sad day. We want to see fair play in sport," Mongolia's chef de mission B.Bat Erdene MP told AFP. "For some of these athletes they have only one chance for a gold medal and it has been cruelly taken away from them," Bat Erdene added. He refused to confirm whether the team would carry out an earlier threat to withdraw their remaining boxers from the Games. Earlier, Commonwealth Games silver medalist Devi dominated her fight and when Park was given the win, it sparked jeers and a melee which prompted the arrival of police. Devi won a bronze, as beaten semi-finalists in boxing both receive a medal. D.Zagdsuren, a president of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee, called for "fair play" at the boxing competition. "We wish to have fair play and true judging in boxing for the sporting spirit of the games," he said in a statement. "We have zero tolerance for misjudging in boxing competitions," reports Yahoo Sports. For more -- http://sports.yahoo.com/news/scuffles-protest-over-asian-games-boxing-decisions-104734272--box.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory