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Manju Bala gets upgraded to silver medal in hammer throw

<p>Indian athlete Manju Bala's hammer throw bronze won on September 28 was yesterday upgraded to silver after China's Zhang Wenxiu was stripped of gold for failing a pre-competition &nbsp;dope test</p>

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Incheon: Indian athlete Manju Bala's hammer throw bronze won on September 28 was yesterday upgraded to silver after China's Zhang Wenxiu was stripped of gold for failing a pre-competition dope test.

A sample taken from Zhang on Sept 26 was found to contain banned substances Zeranol and its metabolite. Zeranol is approved for use as a growth promoter in livestock.

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