{"id":198923,"date":"2026-07-31T18:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T23:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198923"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T23:50:44","slug":"pathirage-beats-chopra-and-nadeem-to-win-commonwealth-gold-in-javelin-athletics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198923","title":{"rendered":"Pathirage beats Chopra and Nadeem to win Commonwealth gold in javelin | Athletics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage wins gold, while Neeraj Chopra takes silver, but Arshad Nadeem ,makes early exit.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\"><a class=\"avatar\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/kevin-hand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20210627_155635971-1-1696493612.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 31 Jul 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">31 Jul 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage made history with Sri Lanka\u2019s first gold medal in athletics when he saw off a strong field to win the 2026 Commonwealth Games javelin final.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old faced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/liveblog\/2026\/7\/31\/live-chopra-nadeem-and-patharige-in-commonwealth-games-javelin-final\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the daunting prospect<\/a> in Glasgow of battling the great Pakistan and India pairing of Arshad Nadeem and Neeraj Chopra, so long the top two in the discipline.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Nadeem, the defending champion who also won Olympic gold at Paris 2024, made a shock early exit after three throws on a blustery evening at Scotstoun Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The going wasn\u2019t much easier for Pathirage, who only registered one legitimate throw in his first five efforts.<\/p>\n<p>That, however, was enough to seal the gold with a throw of 89.75 metres.<\/p>\n<p>Chopra put an injury-plagued year behind him to secure silver with a season best of 85.83, while his compatriot, Yash Vir Singh, threw a personal best of 85.41 to claim bronze.<\/p>\n<p>Five of the finalists had thrown more than 90 metres in their career, including world champion Keshorn Walcott. The Trinidad and Tobago star struggled with his first five throws and only managed 82.55 metres with his last to place sixth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"146\">Pathirage started off as a fast bowler in cricket, where he was clocked \u2013 as a teenager \u2013 at a speed of 134 kilometres per hour (83 miles per hour).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"326\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The record speed registered in cricket was 161.3km\/h (100.2mph), bowled by Pakistan great Shoaib Akhtar, who held the nickname \u2018The Rawalpindi Express\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lankan cricket\u2019s loss has clearly been the gain of the rest of the nation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/31\/pathirage-wins-sri-lankas-first-athletics-gold-in-commonwealth-javelin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage wins gold, while Neeraj Chopra takes silver, but Arshad Nadeem ,makes early exit. 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