Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won Commonwealth Games javelin gold in Glasgow with an 89.75m throw, establishing a new rivalry with India's Neeraj Chopra (silver) and Yash Vir Singh (bronze), despite challenging conditions.
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage secured Sri Lanka's first athletics gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning the javelin final with an 89.75-meter throw. He overcame strong competitors like Neeraj Chopra and defending champion Arshad Nadeem, who made an early exit. Pathirage previously played cricket.
Yashvir Singh secured a historic bronze medal in javelin at the Commonwealth Games 2026 with a personal best throw of 85.41m, joining Neeraj Chopra, who won silver with 85.83m, completing a memorable double for India.
Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra returned from an eight-month injury layoff with a fourth-place finish at the Doha Diamond League. He threw 85.69m, meeting the Commonwealth Games qualification standard, but fell short of a podium finish against strong competition.
