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Rumesh Pathirage: Fast Bowler Turned Javelin Star Who Beat Neeraj Chopra To Commonwealth Games Gold
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Rumesh Pathirage, a Sri Lankan fast bowler turned javelin thrower, won gold at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
He threw 89.75m in the men's javelin final.
Pathirage beat Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic and world champion, for the gold.
The event took place at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
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