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Banned in India, unfazed Ashwini sprints to US

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July 12, 2011

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Mangalore, July 12: A week ago when her 'A' sample tested positive for anabolic steroids, India's star athlete Ashwini Akkunji did not go into hiding. Nor did she crumble. “The bottomline is I'm a fighter not a quitter,” the 23-year-old Mangalorean told media, ready to weather the storm that has rocked her fledgling career On Monday, shortly after the optional 'B' test which she had pitched for also returned a positive result, and it became all too clear that her 2012 London Olympic dreams were all but over, the 400m Asian Games gold medallist has begun charting her future.



She said, “I'm only 23 and still have many years of athletics left in me. “If the situation gets worse, I will go abroad for training.” Ashwini's career is certain to come to a standstill though the extent of the ban — which could stretch up to two years — will only be known after the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) panel hearing. Knowingly, or unknowingly, Ashwini and the relay quartet have fallen prey to the doping influence but the talented athlete is not calling it quits.



“I didn't expect the 'B' sample test to be any different from the 'A' sample because it is the same sample in a different bottle. I will now wait to go in front of the Anti-doping hearing panel to put forward my case. “I'm not worried because my conscience is clear. The truth will come out some day, and I'll wait for that day to answer my critics.” “I can't comment on the outcome of the hearing, since it is not in my hands. But I'm sure my career is not yet over. In the eventuality of a ban, I'll continue to train hard and make a comeback.”

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"I am following the one-time fasting as per the order by our national President JP Nadda, on BJP foundation day today, as a mark of respect to doctors, nurses, media personnel," said BS Yediyurappa.

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Bengaluru, Jul 6: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday said that the "country will have to learn to live with coronavirus as there are no options".

Yediyurappa made the remark after paying tribute to Babu Jagjivan Ram, on his death anniversary, at a ceremony in Vidhana Soudha.

"We don't have any other option, we have to learn to live with this virus. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the same thing. We have increased ambulances, we have made all arrangements to fight the pandemic. It is very important to safeguard ourselves," he said.

The Chief Minister added that the state government has made many arrangements to combat the widespread illness.

According to the Union Health Ministry, there is 23,474 number of COVID-19 cases in the state and 372 people have died due to the illness.

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