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    'Felt like a Sri Lankan festival,' says Javelin thrower Pathirage on world-leading 92.62m throw at R
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    'Felt Like A Sri Lankan Festival,' Says Javelin Thrower Pathirage On World-leading 92.62m Throw At Rome DL

    By IANS News June 05, 2026 • 10:24 AM View: 117
    After Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage: After Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage produced the best javelin throw of his career to smash the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meeting record with a world-leading 92.62m at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Rome, he said winning the event feels like a Sri Lankan festival.

    The Sri Lankan opened with 84.49m – a mark that would have been good enough to win – before launching his second-round effort way beyond 90 metres. In the process, he became the first man in 2026, and the first Sri Lankan ever, to break 90m.

    His 92.62m added more than two metres to the meeting record of 90.34m set by Andreas Thorkildsen 20 years ago, moved Pathirage to eighth on the world all-time list and made him the second-best Asian thrower in history.

    TAGS Sri Lankan Rome DL Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Wanda Diamond League
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