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Sri Lanka’s javelin star Rumesh Pathirage has continued his near-unbeaten streak this year by clinching gold at the Asian Games, as India’s Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav grabbed silver and bronze.
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Singh → continue → silver
Pathirage topped the podium with 88.55m in his final throw on Monday, while Singh, who won bronze at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year, upgraded to silver with a personal best of 85.72m and Yadav took bronze with 84.35m.
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Kurihara → top → gold
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Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem could only muster 80.29m to finish fourth.
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In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera earlier this month, Pathirage said he was eyeing Nadeem’s Asian record of 92.97m set at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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he → say → Olympics
World number one Pathirage got off to a shaky start with a dismal 73.53m — the only throw he’s had below 80m this season — before returning to form in the second round.
He then launched a massive 88.33m in his fourth throw to eclipse the Indian duo and all but secure his gold medal.
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He → get → medal
A no-throw in his fifth attempt was bettered with 88.55m in his sixth to claim the continental crown.
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throw → better → crown
The victory capped off an unprecedented season for Pathirage, who entered the Asian Games having won all but one of the competitions he’s contested this year.
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he → cap → competitions
Pathirage, 23, became the only thrower this season and fourth in history to breach the 92m mark in a year — a rare feat in javelin.
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Pathirage → become → javelin
He catapulted to the top ranks when he threw a mammoth 92.62m at the Rome Diamond League in June, which became a new national record that still stands as the world lead this year.
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that → catapult → lead
He then launched 92.07m to claim gold at the Zurich Diamond League in August.
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He → launch → August
In the women’s final, China’s 18-year-old Yan Ziyi obliterated the Games record of 66.09m with her first and only throw of 70.46m.
The teen sensation has enjoyed a breakout season that saw her break the Asian record in May by throwing 71.74m.
Like Pathirage, she has dominated javelin all year, save for the Ultimate Championships, where she managed a silver after retiring injured, while Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi took the crown with a national record of 68.92m.
Kitaguchi could only muster 62.70m on her final attempt in Nagoya to finish with silver, while compatriot Sae Takemoto threw a season’s best 62.15m for bronze in front of the home crowd.
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