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Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage wins Asian Games javelin gold

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Sri Lankan star ends an incredible season with gold, while India's Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav take silver and bronze.

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Published: Sep 28, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC
Updated: Sep 28, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC

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Asian Games

Asian multi-sport event

The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.

Yadav

Social communities of India and Nepal

Yadavs are a grouping of non-elite, peasant-pastoral castes in India and Nepal that, since the 19th and 20th centuries, have claimed descent from the legendary king Yadu as a part of a movement of social and political resurgence. The term "Yadav" is now commonly used as a surname by members of such communities, such as the Ahir of the Hindi belt and the Gavli of Maharashtra.

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Ex-cricketer Pathirage wins Sri Lanka's 1st Asian Games gold in javelinJapan Wire by Kyodo News15 hr. ago
Rumesh Pathirage of Sri Lanka wins javelin at Asian Games and credits cricket backgroundPlainview Herald3 days ago
Sri Lankan star Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage eyes world and Olympic dominationOCA Asia3 days ago
Sri Lankan gold medallist Rumesh Pathirage says he missed injured Neeraj Chopra at Asian GamesRediff3 days ago
‘It’s his bad luck’: Rumesh Pathirage reveals he missed Neeraj Chopra after Asian Games goldThe Times of IndiaIndia3 days ago
Who is Rumesh Pathirage? From cricket to Asian Games javelin gold”Gulf News3 days ago
Pathirage wins javelin goldThe Peninsula Qatar3 days ago
SL javelin star Rumesh, India's Rohit Yadav swap jerseys post Asian Games 2026 medal winsDevdiscourse34 hr. ago
Rumesh Pathirage Creates History, Misses Records In Rainy Conditions: 'I Had Wanted To...'News183 days ago
Rumesh Pathirage wins Asian Games javelin Goldft.lkSri Lanka3 days ago
President congratulates Rumesh Tharanga on historic Asian Games GoldAda DeranaSri Lanka36 hr. ago
Rumesh Wins First Golddailymirror.lkSri Lanka3 days ago

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