Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, a former pacer from Sri Lanka, stunned the athletics world by defeating Neeraj Chopra with an 89.75m throw to win CWG gold.
Pathirage's winning throw was 89.75m
Aug 01, 2026
11:31 am
What's the storySri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage has stunned the world by winning gold in men's javelin throw at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
He achieved this feat with a massive throw of 89.75m, beating India's double Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra and other top athletes like world champion Keshorn Walcott, reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem, and former world champion Anderson Peters.
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