Swati Singh | |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1987 |
Birth Place: | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Height: | 1.65m (05.41feet) (2014) |
Weight: | 53kg (117lb) (2014) |
Sport: | Weightlifting |
Event: | 53 kg |
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Updated: | 30 July 2014 |
Swati Singh (born 2 October 1987) is an Indian weightlifter who won the bronze medal in the women's 53 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow. Singh had originally finished fourth but the gold medal winner Chika Amalaha of Nigeria failed a drug test, elevating Singh to bronze medal position.[1] In 2019 she tested positive for Morphine and was banned until 2021 by the International Weightlifting Federation.[2]