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From Cricketer to global spear thrower: The rise of Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga
By any measure, 92.62 metres is a long distance in javelin. For Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, it was the throw that
Summary
Currently ranked 5th in the world, Rumesh has captured global attention following a sensational performance at the Diamond League meet in Rome, where he unleashed a colossal throw of 92.62 metres, a distance that not only secured victory but also established a new Sri Lankan national record and a new meet record. Competing against elite athletes, including world No.
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People
- Anderson Peters3
- Rumesh Tharanga3
- Tony Prasanna2
- Tharanga2
- Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage
- Keshorn Walcott
- Julian Weber
- Julius Yego
Organisations
- Diamond League4
- Neeraj Chopra2
- St Peter's College in Colombo
- Asian Throwing Championships
- Rumesh Targets Global Titles
- Open Athletics Championship
- Rome Diamond League 2026
- Neeraj Chopra Classic
Places
- Sri Lankan4
- Andreas Thorkildsen3
- Sri Lanka3
- Grenada2
- Olympic2
- India2
- Asia2
- Rome2
Keywords
- thrower4
- javelin3
- metres2
- record2
- contender
- cricketer
- delivers
- rankings
- athlete
- reaches
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