Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage Becomes Fourth Javelin Thrower to Cross 92m Mark Twice; Pressure Mounts on Neeraj Chopra
The Commonwealth champion sealed his fourth Diamond League victory this season and became only the fourth thrower to top 92m twice.
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Rumesh Pathirage becomes fourth Javelin thrower in history to cross 92m twice
Commonwealth champion Rumesh Pathirage achieved a remarkable throw of 92.07m at the Zurich Diamond League, marking the second-best throw globally this season and solidifying his status among the elite javelin throwers.
Zurich Diamond League: Sri Lanka's Rumesh Continues Title-winning Run with Monster Throw of 92.07 M
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. On Thursday, the Commonwealth Games champion was at the peak of his powers, producing the winning throw in his sixth attempt, finishing way ahead of Anderson Peters, a former world champion, who touched 86.23 m, while Poland's Dawid Wegner took the third spot with his personal best of 85.16 m, as per Olympics.com. Sports News | Zurich Diamond League: Sri Lanka's Rumesh Continues Title-winnin…
Zurich Diamond League: Sri Lankas Rumesh continues title-winning run with monster throw of 92.07 m - The Tribune
On Thursday, the Commonwealth Games champion was at the peak of his powers, producing the winning throw in his sixth attempt, finishing way ahead of Anderson Peters, a former world champion, who touched 86.23 m, while Poland's Dawid Wegner took the third spot with his personal best of 85.16 m, as per Olympics.com.
Sri Lankan superstar Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won the men's javelin throw event at the Diamond League 2026 Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. In the event that ended early this morning (28) local time, Rumesh threw 92.07 meters, marking the second time in his career that Rumesh has thrown over 92 meters. Former world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada, who threw 86.93 meters, came in second, while Poland's David Wegner came in thi…
Tharanga storms past 92m in Zurich
World-leading javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga underlined his status as the man to beat in world athletics with another sensational performance, winning the men’s javelin at the prestigious Weltklasse meeting in Zurich with a massive 92.07 metres. Tharanga’s best effort came in the final round and left him just 21 centimetres short of the meeting record of 92.28m, which has stood for three decades. The 23-year-old first overcome first round cha…
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