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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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