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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian hammer thrower}}<br />
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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
|name = Manju Bala<br />
|image = <br />
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|nationality = Indian<br />
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|1|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Churu district|Churu]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]<br />
|height = <br />
|weight = <br />
|sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]<br />
|event = [[Hammer throw]]<br />
|club = <br />
|pb = 62.74 ([[Lucknow]] 2014) '''[[List of Indian records in athletics|NR]]'''<br />
|medaltemplates = <br />
{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Athletics at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Silver|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's hammer throw|Silver]]}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Manju Bala Swami''' (born 1 July 1989) is an [[India]]n [[track and field]] athlete competing in the [[hammer throw]]. She won the bronze medal in the event in the [[2014 Asian Games]] in [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]].<br />
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Her bronze medal was briefly upgraded to silver after the original winner [[Zhang Wenxiu]] failed a doping test,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/silver-boost-for-india-after-hammer-throw-champ-tests-positive/ | title=Silver boost for India after hammer throw champ tests positive | newspaper=Indian Express | date=4 October 2014 | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/asian-games-2014/india-at-incheon/Manjus-bronze-upgraded-after-higher-finisher-tests-positive/articleshow/44209630.cms | title=Manju's bronze upgraded after higher finisher tests positive | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=3 October 2014 | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/176993 | title=Profile of Manju BALA SINGH | publisher=www.all-athletics.com | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> but Zhang was later reinstated as the winner.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150507/jsp/sports/story_18708.jsp#.Vc347Zd4v9s |title=Manju's silver changed to bronze |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |date=7 May 2015 |accessdate=14 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]]<br />
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[[Category:Sportswomen from Rajasthan]]<br />
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[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]<br />
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