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3 months ago

CWG 2026: Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Rumesh Pathirage stuns IND-PAK duo Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem to win javelin gold originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage wins Sri Lanka's first-ever Commonwealth Games javelin gold medal.
Former fast bowler beats Neeraj Chopra; Yashvir Singh takes bronze medal.
Arshad Nadeem finishes ninth as anticipated India-Pakistan showdown fails to materialise.
A former medium pacer turned javelin thrower has written his name into history, as Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage delivered Sri Lanka's maiden Commonwealth Games gold in the men's javelin throw by overcoming a heavyweight field at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow on Friday, July 31.

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3 months ago

Pakistan-India javelin rivalry returns to the global stage on Friday as reigning champion Arshad Nadeem looks to defend his Commonwealth Games **** le against a stacked field led by Sri Lanka's rising javelin phenom and world lead Rumesh Pathirage.
Pathirage leads the charge after an 82.84-metre (271-foot) throw in the qualifying round on Thursday, followed by 2022 silver medallist Anderson Peters of Grenada with an 81.29-metre (267ft) throw on his second attempt, and South Africa's Douw Smit with 80.84 metres (265ft).
Friday's final will be an epic showdown between veterans who have topped the podium in previous iterations and up-and-coming hopefuls looking for global glory after becoming national champions. Five of the top seven finishers at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be competing in the final.
It seems to be a changing of the guard on the South Asian front after Pathirage dominated this season with back-to-back wins. His monstrous 92.62-metre (304ft) throw at the Rome Diamond League in May would be enough to smash the Commonwealth Games record of 90.18m set by Nadeem in 2022.
Nadeem and his long-time rival from India, Neeraj Chopra, on the other hand, have only competed once ahead of the Games in Edinburgh after injury kept both away from competitions this season.

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