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| name = Devarakeshavi Prakasha Manu<br />
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| nationality = [[India]]<br />
| sport = [[Track and Field|Athletics]]<br />
| event = [[Javelin throw|Javelin]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|24|df=yes}}<br />
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| pb = '''Javelin:''' 84.35m (Chennai, 2022)<br />
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships|2023 Bangkok]]|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw|Javelin]]}}<br />
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'''Devarakeshavi Prakasha Manu''' (born 24 January 2000) is an Indian [[track and field]] athlete who competes in the [[Javelin throw|javelin]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
From [[Hassan district|Hassan]], Manu was trained from 2020 in [[Pune]] by [[Kashinath Naik]]. In June 2022, Manu threw a personal best of 84.35m to win the Inter-State championships in [[Chennai]]. This distance made him the fourth best Indian javelin thrower of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/athletics/story/_/id/34079158/dp-manu-india-javelin-throw-record-inter-state-championships?platform=amp|website=espn|accessdate=25 August 2023|title= DP Manu raises benchmark for India's next-gen javelin stars|first=Shyam|last=Vasudevan|date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> He won the Indian national championships in June 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/national-open-athletics-championships-2022-day-4-results-dp-manu|website=Olympics.com|accessdate=25 August 2023|title= National Open Athletics Championships 2022: DP Manu wins javelin throw gold medal|date=27 June 2022|first=Rahul|last=Venkat}}</ref> <br />
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Manu finished fifth in the javelin at the [[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw|2022 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Birmingham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/commonwealth-games/news/athletics-live-updates-commonwealth-games-2022-triple-jump-javelin-schedule-results-birmingham/article65740464.ece/amp/|website=Sportstar.thehindu.com|accessdate=25 August 2023|date=8 August 2022|title= Athletics Commonwealth Games 2022, Highlights: Eldhose Paul, Aboobacker on podium in triple jump; Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem wins javelin gold}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=7 August 2022|accessdate=25 August 2023|website=BBC Sport|title=<br />
Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's Javelin results|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/62458370}}</ref> Overall in 2022, he threw further than 80 metres in five out of his nine competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/manu-dp-is-ready-to-emerge-out-of-neeraj-chopras-shadow-as-indias-next-javelin-champion-8347372/lite/|website=Indian Express|accessdate=25 August 2023|title= Manu DP is ready to emerge out of Neeraj Chopra’s shadow as India’s next javelin champion|first=Andrew|last=Amsan|date=December 28, 2022}}</ref><br />
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In July 2023, he threw over 81 metres to win silver at the [[2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw|Asian Athletics Championships]] in [[Bangkok]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/athletics/2023-07-manu-dp-silver-medal-javelin-throw|website=khelnow.com|accessdate=25 August 2023|title= Manu DP bags silver medal in men’s Javelin Throw with a throw of 81.01m|first=Anmol|last= Kakkar|date=July 17, 2023}}</ref> He was selected for the [[2023 World Athletics Championships]] in [[Budapest]] in August 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/sports-games/2545403-four-indian-javelin-throwers-qualify-for-world-cships-but-not-all-going-as-one-is-injured?amp|website=devdiacourse|accessdate=25 August 2023|title= Four Indian javelin throwers qualify for World C''ships but not all going as one is injured|date=2 August 2023}}</ref><br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* {{World Athletics|id=14818386}}<br />
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[[Category:2000 births]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Hassan district]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male javelin throwers]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]</div>Ajay Kumar