Mangalore :  Ashwini Akkunji, the extremely talented athlete who had to face shame after she failed the dope test in 2011 and faced a two year ban, is now full of hopes that her ban period has ended on Wednesday.

Ashwini has been training at the NIS facility at Patiala since seven  months, She admits that the past two years has brought her much pain but exudes confidence that she would be back on track and make a comeback.

The 2010 Asian Games and CommonWealth Games Gold Medalist  is hoping to  make a fresh beginning now.Ashwini and five other athletes Mandeep Kaur, Sini Jose, Tiana Mary Thomas, Priyanka Pawar and Juana Murmu were banned after testing positive for steroids.