Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage secured the boys’s javelin throw title on the 2026 Diamond League remaining in Brussels on September 6, changing into the primary Sri Lankan athlete to win the distinguished occasion, based on Olympics.com.
The 23-year-old recorded a finest throw of 89.04 metres within the third spherical at King Baudouin Stadium, ending forward of Poland’s Dawid Wegner, who achieved a private better of 87.47 metres.
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Pathirage expressed his pleasure at successful a significant competitors representing Sri Lanka. “I’m really very pleased about that. Coming from a small nation like Sri Lanka, successful a significant meet like this,” he mentioned.
He added that chilly and difficult climate situations prevented him from attaining an extended distance. “Actually, I couldn’t get a giant throw at this time as a result of the climate situations had been fairly troublesome – it was very chilly… in order that’s why I couldn’t attain a giant distance,” Pathirage defined.
Trinidad and Tobago’s former Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott secured third place with a season-best throw of 83.99 metres, whereas Grenada’s two-time world champion Anderson Peters completed fourth with 83.70 metres.
Pathirage started the competitors with an 80.42 metre throw, adopted by 79.73 metres on his second try. Walcott set the early lead with 83.99 metres within the first spherical earlier than Wegner moved forward with a private better of 87.47 metres within the third spherical.
Pathirage responded along with his successful throw of 89.04 metres later in the identical spherical, regaining the lead with a distance that remained unbeaten for the remainder of the competitors. He adopted this with throws of 85.96 metres and 85.76 metres earlier than fouling his remaining try.
Wegner was unable to enhance on his third-round mark, permitting Pathirage to assert the title by a margin of 1.57 metres. Walcott maintained third place as Peters improved to 83.70 metres on his fifth try, ending simply 29 centimetres behind the Trinidadian.
Kenya’s former world champion Julius Yego completed fifth with a finest effort of 76.79 metres, whereas Belgium’s Timothy Herman and American Curtis Thompson positioned sixth and seventh with throws of 71.79 metres and 69.52 metres, respectively.
India’s Neeraj Chopra didn’t compete within the Diamond League remaining, having withdrawn final week because of damage.
Pathirage entered the ultimate because the Diamond League circuit chief following a collection of spectacular performances in the course of the season. His standout throw got here on the Rome Diamond League in June, the place he set a Sri Lankan nationwide file and world-leading mark of 92.62 metres.
The Diamond League title provides to the Commonwealth Video games gold medal Pathirage secured earlier this season, marking a breakthrough yr for the athlete.
Diamond League remaining 2026 males’s javelin throw outcomes:
Rumesh Tharanga – 89.04m
Dawid Wegner – 87.47m (private finest)
Keshorn Walcott – 83.99m (season finest)
Anderson Peters – 83.70m
Julius Yego – 76.79m
Timothy Herman – 71.79m
Curtis Thompson – 69.52m
