Pathirage Stuns Chopra to Win Commonwealth Games 2026 Javelin Gold for Sri Lanka
GLASGOW — Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won Commonwealth Games 2026 javelin gold with a throw of 89.75 metres at Scotstoun Stadium, defeating Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra of India, according to olympics.com.
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Fri, 28 August 2026 · 1 min read
GLASGOW — Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won Commonwealth Games 2026 javelin gold with a throw of 89.75 metres at Scotstoun Stadium, defeating Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra of India, according to olympics.com.
## Verified result
Pathirage, a former fast bowler, produced his decisive effort on his second attempt and registered only one legal throw in the final on Friday, 31 July. Chopra took silver on 85.83m, with India's Yash Vir Singh also finishing on the podium, olympics.com reported. Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem, the pre-Games title defender, finished out of the medal places.
## Historic medal for Sri Lanka
The victory made Pathirage Sri Lanka's first-ever Commonwealth Games men's javelin champion and its fifth gold medallist in Games history, and the country's first since 2006, Sportstar reported. The result ends India's dominance of a rivalry that had framed the event as a Chopra–Nadeem contest before the final.
*Sources: olympics.com, Sportstar*
**Sources:** olympics.com, sportstar.thehindu.com
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