Ashwini Akkunji
Ashwini in 2014
Personal information
Birth nameAshwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji
Full nameAshwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji
Nicknamejansale express
NationalityIndian
Born (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987
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 Delhi4x400 m relay
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Guangzhou400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2010 Guangzhou4x400 m relay
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Guwahati400 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][5]

Bio

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.[6][7] Ashwini hails from an agriculturist family.[8] with a sporting legacy.[9] 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.[10] Earlier, Ashwini was employed with the Indian Railways, and as a manager in Corporation bank in Patiala, Punjab[11] and presently works as a coach in Sports Authority of India Bangalore.[12]

Doping

In July 2011 prior to Asian athletics championships in Kobe (Japan) she tested positive for anabolic steroids.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15]

Awards, rewards and recognition

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).[16] 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.[17][18][19][20]

References

  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. ↑ "Running against the odds". deccanchronicle.
  6. ↑ Team Mangalorean. "Ashwini's village in celebration mood!". Mangalorean.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  7. ↑ Staff Correspondent (14 October 2010). "Ashwini's family ecstatic". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Daily News and Analysis. "Gensale Express does India proud at Asiad". D B Corp Ltd. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Udupi: Athlete Ashwini Akkunji gets engaged". Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  13. ↑ Ashwini and Priyanka add to doping shame : Controversies – London Olympics News – India Today
  14. ↑ "ashwini akkunji". Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  15. ↑ "CAS confirms 2-year bans on 6 Indian athletes". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  16. ↑ "Rajyotsava awards for 162 Bangalore, Oct 30, DH News Service: « NRI Forum Karnataka :: News". Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  17. ↑ "India News". The Times of India. 13 October 2010.
  18. ↑ Yeddy announces cash prizes to Karna medal winners in CWG
  19. ↑ "Railways honours Commonwealth Games medallists". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010.
  20. ↑ The Village Road that Led to Guangzhou – Indian Express
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