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'''Ashwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji''' (born 7 October 1987) is an [[India]]n [[sprint (running)|sprint]] athlete from [[Siddapura, Udupi]] who specializes in [[400 metres]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kundapur (SP)|title=Kundapur: Country's Pride, Ashwini Shetty Akkunje, Getting Accolades Aplenty|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=87541|date=14 October 2010|accessdate=15 October 2010|publisher=Daijiworld Media Network|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200457/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=87541|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ashwini has won Gold Medals at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] and the [[2010 Asian Games]] in [[4x400 m relay]] team event with [[Manjeet Kaur]], [[Mandeep Kaur (athlete)|Mandeep Kaur]] and [[Sini Jose]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Bose |first=Saibal|title=Indian relay girls bring the house down|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2010/india-news/Indian-relay-girls-bring-the-house-down/articleshow/6738756.cms|accessdate=15 October 2010|newspaper=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> and an individual gold medal in the [[400 metres hurdles]] on 25 November 2010 at the 2010 Asian Games held at [[Guangzhou]], in China.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rawat|first=Rahul|title=Ashwini wants to win more medals|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/121649/Sports/ashwini-wants-to-win-more-medals.html|publisher=[[India Today]]|accessdate=30 November 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101205170236/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/121649/Sports/ashwini-wants-to-win-more-medals.html| archivedate= 5 December 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> She is also a recipient of the [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]] (2010), a civilian honour awarded by the Indian State [[Government of Karnataka]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Infosys CEO Gopalakrishnan, Ullas Karanth bag top Karnataka award|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article859752.ece|accessdate=30 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 October 2010|location=Chennai, India| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101105033634/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article859752.ece| archivedate= 5 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
'''Ashwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji''' (born 7 October 1987) is an Indian [[sprint (running)|sprint]] athlete from [[Siddapura, Udupi]] who specializes in [[400 metres]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kundapur (SP)|title=Kundapur: Country's Pride, Ashwini Shetty Akkunje, Getting Accolades Aplenty|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=87541|date=14 October 2010|accessdate=15 October 2010|publisher=Daijiworld Media Network|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200457/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=87541|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ashwini has won Gold Medals at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] and the [[2010 Asian Games]] in [[4x400 m relay]] team event with [[Manjeet Kaur]], [[Mandeep Kaur (athlete)|Mandeep Kaur]] and [[Sini Jose]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Bose |first=Saibal|title=Indian relay girls bring the house down|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2010/india-news/Indian-relay-girls-bring-the-house-down/articleshow/6738756.cms|accessdate=15 October 2010|newspaper=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> and an individual gold medal in the [[400 metres hurdles]] on 25 November 2010 at the 2010 Asian Games held at [[Guangzhou]], in China.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rawat|first=Rahul|title=Ashwini wants to win more medals|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/121649/Sports/ashwini-wants-to-win-more-medals.html|publisher=[[India Today]]|accessdate=30 November 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101205170236/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/121649/Sports/ashwini-wants-to-win-more-medals.html| archivedate= 5 December 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> She is also a recipient of the [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]] (2010), a civilian honour awarded by the Indian State [[Government of Karnataka]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Infosys CEO Gopalakrishnan, Ullas Karanth bag top Karnataka award|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article859752.ece|accessdate=30 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 October 2010|location=Chennai, India| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101105033634/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article859752.ece| archivedate= 5 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>


==Bio==
==Bio==
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==Doping==
==Doping==


In July 2011 prior to Asian athletics championships in Kobe (Japan) she tested positive for [[anabolic steroids]].<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/ashwini-and-priyanka-add-to-doping-shame/1/143690.html Ashwini and Priyanka add to doping shame : Controversies - London Olympics News - India Today<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She was subsequently dropped from the athletics team for the event and was suspended from athletics. She denied the charges but on 23 December 2011 the NADA banned her for a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsbullet.in/sports/cricket/23351-akkunji-banned-for-one-year-for-doping |title=ashwini akkunji |accessdate=10 June 2012 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld an appeal by the International Association of Athletics Federations against lighter sentences and handed Ashwini and 5 other athletes (Mandeep Kaur, Sini Jose, Jauna Murmu, Tiana Mary and Priyanka Panwar) a two-year ban.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/article3653713.ece|title= CAS confirms 2-year bans on 6 Indian athletes |accessdate=18 July 2012 | location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu |date=18 July 2012}}</ref>
In July 2011 prior to Asian athletics championships in Kobe (Japan) she tested positive for [[anabolic steroids]].<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/ashwini-and-priyanka-add-to-doping-shame/1/143690.html Ashwini and Priyanka add to doping shame : Controversies – London Olympics News – India Today<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She was subsequently dropped from the athletics team for the event and was suspended from athletics. She denied the charges but on 23 December 2011 the NADA banned her for a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsbullet.in/sports/cricket/23351-akkunji-banned-for-one-year-for-doping |title=ashwini akkunji |accessdate=10 June 2012 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld an appeal by the International Association of Athletics Federations against lighter sentences and handed Ashwini and 5 other athletes (Mandeep Kaur, Sini Jose, Jauna Murmu, Tiana Mary and Priyanka Panwar) a two-year ban.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/article3653713.ece|title= CAS confirms 2-year bans on 6 Indian athletes |accessdate=18 July 2012 | location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu |date=18 July 2012}}</ref>


==Awards, rewards and recognition==
==Awards, rewards and recognition==


She was given the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2010. This comprised a cash payment of one hundred thousand [[Rupee]]s, a 20 gramme gold medallion and a grant of priority in the allotment of house sites by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA).<ref>[http://www.nriforumkarnataka.org/news/?p=334 Rajyotsava awards for 162 Bangalore, Oct 30, DH News Service: « NRI Forum Karnataka :: News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She has been rewarded financially by both the national and state governments, as well as Indian Railways, in recognition of the gold medals won in 2010.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/india-news/CWG-Govt-will-dole-out-highest-cash-kitty-ever/cwgarticleshow/6738724.cms | work=The Times of India | title=India News | date=13 October 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/105034/yeddy-announces-cash-prizes-karna.html Yeddy announces cash prizes to Karna medal winners in CWG<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/27/stories/2010102763801600.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030082527/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/27/stories/2010102763801600.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 October 2010 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Railways honours Commonwealth Games medallists | date=27 October 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-village-road-that-led-to-guangzhou/720452/0 The Village Road that Led to Guangzhou - Indian Express<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
She was given the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2010. This comprised a cash payment of one hundred thousand [[Rupee]]s, a 20 gramme gold medallion and a grant of priority in the allotment of house sites by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA).<ref>[http://www.nriforumkarnataka.org/news/?p=334 Rajyotsava awards for 162 Bangalore, Oct 30, DH News Service: « NRI Forum Karnataka :: News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She has been rewarded financially by both the national and state governments, as well as Indian Railways, in recognition of the gold medals won in 2010.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/india-news/CWG-Govt-will-dole-out-highest-cash-kitty-ever/cwgarticleshow/6738724.cms | work=The Times of India | title=India News | date=13 October 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/105034/yeddy-announces-cash-prizes-karna.html Yeddy announces cash prizes to Karna medal winners in CWG<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/27/stories/2010102763801600.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030082527/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/27/stories/2010102763801600.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 October 2010 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Railways honours Commonwealth Games medallists | date=27 October 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-village-road-that-led-to-guangzhou/720452/0 The Village Road that Led to Guangzhou – Indian Express<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Indian female hurdlers]]
[[Category:Indian female hurdlers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics]]

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Ashwini Akkunji
Ashwini in 2014
Personal information
Birth nameAshwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji
Full nameAshwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji
Nickname(s)jansale express
NationalityIndian
Born (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 (age 39)
Siddapura, Udupi, India
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 52.82 (Bangalore 2011)
400 m hurdles: 56.15 (Guangzhou 2010)
Medal record
Women’s athletics
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 4x400 m relay
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 4x400 m relay
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati 400 m hurdles

Ashwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji (born 7 October 1987) is an Indian sprint athlete from Siddapura, Udupi who specializes in 400 metres.[1] Ashwini has won Gold Medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2010 Asian Games in 4x400 m relay team event with Manjeet Kaur, Mandeep Kaur and Sini Jose[2] and an individual gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles on 25 November 2010 at the 2010 Asian Games held at Guangzhou, in China.[3] She is also a recipient of the Rajyotsava Prashasti (2010), a civilian honour awarded by the Indian State Government of Karnataka[4]

Bio[edit | edit source]

Born in Siddapura, Udupi, Kundapura taluk, Udupi district, Karnataka, she was raised in a Tulu-speaking family to her mother, Yashoda Shetty Akkunji and father, B.R. Chidananda Shetty.[5][6] Ashwini hails from an agriculturist family.[7] with a sporting legacy.[8] She grew up on her family's 5 acre farmland amidst Areca nut plantations along with her elder siblings a sister, Dipti and a brother, Amith.[9] Earlier, Ashwini was employed with the Indian Railways, and as a manager in Corporation bank in Patiala, Punjab[10] and presently works as a coach in Sports Authority of India Bangalore.[11]

Doping[edit | edit source]

In July 2011 prior to Asian athletics championships in Kobe (Japan) she tested positive for anabolic steroids.[12] She was subsequently dropped from the athletics team for the event and was suspended from athletics. She denied the charges but on 23 December 2011 the NADA banned her for a year.[13] The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld an appeal by the International Association of Athletics Federations against lighter sentences and handed Ashwini and 5 other athletes (Mandeep Kaur, Sini Jose, Jauna Murmu, Tiana Mary and Priyanka Panwar) a two-year ban.[14]

Awards, rewards and recognition[edit | edit source]

She was given the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2010. This comprised a cash payment of one hundred thousand Rupees, a 20 gramme gold medallion and a grant of priority in the allotment of house sites by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA).[15] She has been rewarded financially by both the national and state governments, as well as Indian Railways, in recognition of the gold medals won in 2010.[16][17][18][19]

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  1. ↑ Kundapur (SP) (14 October 2010). "Kundapur: Country's Pride, Ashwini Shetty Akkunje, Getting Accolades Aplenty". Daijiworld Media Network. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Bose, Saibal. "Indian relay girls bring the house down". Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Rawat, Rahul. "Ashwini wants to win more medals". India Today. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Infosys CEO Gopalakrishnan, Ullas Karanth bag top Karnataka award". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  5. ↑ Team Mangalorean. "Ashwini's village in celebration mood!". Mangalorean.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  6. ↑ Staff Correspondent (14 October 2010). "Ashwini's family ecstatic". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 15 October 2010. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ Belgaumkar, Govind D. (14 October 2010). "Grit pumped up Karnataka's golden girl". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  8. ↑ Beejadi, Aishwarya. "Udupi: Rural Surroundings of Akkunje Scripts Ashwini's Success". Daijiworld.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  9. ↑ Daily News and Analysis. "Gensale Express does India proud at Asiad". D B Corp Ltd. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  10. ↑ Sukumar, Dev S. "Running... till the cows come home". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  11. ↑ "Udupi: Athlete Ashwini Akkunji gets engaged". Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  12. ↑ Ashwini and Priyanka add to doping shame : Controversies – London Olympics News – India Today
  13. ↑ "ashwini akkunji". Retrieved 10 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  14. ↑ "CAS confirms 2-year bans on 6 Indian athletes". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  15. ↑ Rajyotsava awards for 162 Bangalore, Oct 30, DH News Service: « NRI Forum Karnataka :: News
  16. ↑ "India News". The Times of India. 13 October 2010.
  17. ↑ Yeddy announces cash prizes to Karna medal winners in CWG
  18. ↑ "Railways honours Commonwealth Games medallists". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010.
  19. ↑ The Village Road that Led to Guangzhou – Indian Express

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