Manju Bala Swami (born 1 July 1989) is an Indian

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

athlete competing in the

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

. She won the bronze medal in the event in the

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. Her bronze medal was briefly upgraded to silver after the original winner

Zhang Wenxiu Zhang Wenxiu (, born 22 March 1986 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a retired Chinese female hammer thrower. Career She won the 2005 Asian Championships and 2006 Asian Games. She finished tenth at the 2001 World Championships, seventh at the 2004 Olymp ...

failed a doping test, but Zhang was later reinstated as the winner.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bala, Manju 1989 births Living people Indian female hammer throwers People from Churu district Athletes from Rajasthan Sportswomen from Rajasthan Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for India Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for India Asian Games athletes for India Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)