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History Made: Rumesh Tharanga Wins Sri Lanka’s 🇱🇰 First Diamond League Title

⭕ Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage has become the first Sri Lankan to win a Diamond League Final title, taking the men’s javelin crown in Brussels with a massive 89.04m throw.

🥇 Rumesh Tharanga 🇱🇰 89.04m
🥈 Dawid Wegner 🇵🇱 87.47m PB
🥉 Keshorn Walcott 🇹🇹 83.99m SB

⭕ The 23-year-old produced the winning throw in the third round, beating Wegner by 1.57m.

⭕ Tharanga's Extraordinary 2026 season for:

🇮🇹 Rome: 92.62m, National Record & World Lead
🇶🇦 Doha: 88.68m
🇨🇭 Lausanne: 88.14m, Win
🇨🇭 Zurich: 92.07m
🇧🇪 Brussels: 89.04m, Diamond League Champion 🏆

⭕ He has now produced TWO 92m+ throws this season, climbed to World No. 1 and added the Diamond League crown to his Commonwealth Games gold medal.

What an incredible rise. Congratulations, Rumesh! 🇱🇰❤️ #SriLanka

06 Sep 2026, 07:43

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