The Pakistani javelin thrower, who stunned the world by setting an Olympic record of 92.97 metres to win gold at the Paris Olympics, suffered an early exit in the Commonwealth Games finals in Glasgow on Friday after finishing ninth.

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage secured Commonwealth Games gold with a strong throw. Neeraj Chopra returned from injury to claim the silver medal. Yash Vir Singh surprised many by winning a bronze medal. Pathirage's victory establishes him as the current world leader.

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage wins gold, while Neeraj Chopra takes silver, but Arshad Nadeem ,makes early exit.

In just 10 seconds, Neeraj Chopra announced his supremacy as he roared into the final with a monster throw of 89.43m in his first attempt in the qualifiers earlier this week in the 2024 Paris Olympics. He obliterated the rest of the qualification field and ...

Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage produced a shocking throw to beat Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem for the 2026 CWG men's javelin gold medal.

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage has emerged as the favourite for gold in the Commonwealth Games javelin final, potentially overshadowing the much-anticipated rivalry between India's Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem.