Golden Girl Ashwini given warm welcome at Udupi

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Udupi, 30 November 2010: Golden girl Ashwini Chidananda Akkunje Shetty of Kundapura, who won gold medals for India in the recently concluded Asian Games in China and Commonwealth Games in Delhi earlier, was given a warm welcome at Udupi on Tuesday, November 30.

 

She was warmly welcomed at the Kinnimulki tower by District Administration and sport fans including various organizations. As she arrived, people gathered in huge numbers and such scene was the first time in the history of Udupi.

 

Deputy Commissioiner Hemalatha P. welcomed Ashwini with flower garlands. Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat, President of Nagara Sabhe Kiran Kumar, Bharathi Chandrashekar, Jilla Panchayath President Gladis Almeida and many other dignitaries and huge crowd of sports fans were present.

 

 

Ashwini was taken in a procession in a special vehicle up to the service bust station area and sent off to her home village. Fans eagerly took autographs from her. With the gathering of huge crowd the traffic movement was obstructed for some time.

 

Her parents Chidananda Shetty and Yashoda Shetty were also with her. Golden girl Ashwini  who participated in Commonwealth Games and Asian Games recently and won gold medals in 400 mts hurdles as well as 4x400 mts relay events.

 

Speaking to media persons after her arrival to the home town after almost a year, Ashwini said that her success was the result of her sacrifice. “These results are a product of my sacrifices. I will now practice harder and look to perform well in the Olympics”, Ashwini revealed.