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September 07, 2026 2:02 pm

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Rumesh Pathirage surged to his usual best, recording 89.04m to take the lead. (AP Photo)

'Really proud': Rumesh Pathirage on becoming first Sri Lankan to win DL finale

September 06, 2026 12:40 pm

Rumesh recorded three throws over 85m on the night to continue his dominant run on the circuit.

Zurich is the fourth Diamond League meet win for Pathirage who also won the Rome, Lausanne, and Doha meets. (AP Photo)

Rumesh Pathirage becomes fifth Javelin thrower in history to cross 92m twice

August 28, 2026 7:12 pm

In his fifth Diamond League, Pathirage was leading the Javelin throw competition with a best throw of 89.90m before he hurled the spear to a massive 92.07m in the last attempt.

With season-best throw, Neeraj comes within 9 cm of beating Rumesh Pathirage

August 22, 2026 1:44 pm

On Friday night, under overcast skies, Pathirage was almost overhauled by Chopra before eventually winning the Lausanne Diamond League meeting with just nine centimetres separating their best throws

India's Neeraj Chopra competes in the Men's Javelin Throw Final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Neeraj Chopra loses for 2nd time in a row to Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage

August 22, 2026 11:36 am

Neeraj Chopra, in fact, briefly led the javelin throw event after his second throw, but Pathirage sent him to second spot with a throw of 88.14m in his third attempt

Neeraj Chopra in action at the Lausanne Diamond League meet

Lausanne Diamond League Highlights: Neeraj Chopra ends 2nd

August 22, 2026 6:32 am

Neeraj Chopra, a two-Olympic and two-time World Championships medallist, has a season best of 85.83m while Pathirage starts as the favourite with a SB of 92.62m.

Pakistan's javelin star Arshad Nadeem pulls out of Lausanne Diamond league

August 12, 2026 6:31 pm

Nadeem did not have the best of times in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games when he finished 9th in the medal round of the javelin throw event, missing out on a top 8 finish.

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra in action at CWG 2026 in Glasgow. (AP)

Challengers from South Asia have thrown down gauntlet to Neeraj Chopra

August 02, 2026 8:26 am

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage proved he is a worthy challenger to India's golden boy by winning the CWG gold by a big margin; Yash Vir Singh too has potential, while Pakistan's Olympic Champion Arshad Nadeem will want to prove a point at the Asian Games

Sarvesh Kushare gets better of former Olympic champs on Diamond League debut

July 11, 2026 6:36 pm

At Monaco Diamond Legaue, Sarvesh Anil Kushare jumped 2.26m to finish behind World leader Oleh Doroshchuk and British jumper Jack Kimani and ahead of Tokyo Olympic champions Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Brashim.