Rumesh Tharanga Makes History with Sri Lanka's First Asian Games Javelin Gold

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's remarkable year in athletics reached its greatest moment yet on Monday as Rumesh Tharanga won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw at the Asian Games 2026, becoming the first Sri Lankan athlete ever to win an Asian Games gold medal in javelin throw. Competing in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, the Sri Lankan star entered the final carrying the expectations of a nation…