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Sri Lankan javelin thrower (born 2003)
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage is a Sri Lankan javelin thrower. He won the gold medals at the 2026 Asian Games and 2026 Commonwealth Games, and the 2026 World Ultimate Championship and 2026 Diamond League titles.
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Pakistani javelin thrower (born 1997)
Arshad Nadeem is a Pakistani javelin thrower. He is the reigning Olympic and Asian Athletics champion. His 92.97 metres (305.0 ft) throw at the 2024 Paris Olympics is an Olympic and Asian record, and it's also the sixth longest throw in the history of javelin throw, when considering only the best throw from each athlete.
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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.
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Once a promising cricketer, Rumesh Tharanga Patirage transformed into a javelin sensation.
Sri Lankan javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage secured the Asian Games gold medal, expressing regret over Neeraj Chopra
Sri Lankan javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage said he missed seeing Neeraj Chopra compete at the Asian Games, describing the Indian star's absence as "bad luck" after an ankle injury forced him out of the continental event.