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Rumesh Pathirage of Sri Lanka wins javelin at Asian Games and credits cricket background

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Rumesh Pathirage of Sri Lanka won the javelin event at the Asian Games. The sport remains a significant athletic specialty across South Asia.

The javelin is often overlooked by casual fans of track and field, but it’s a gold-medal specialty in South Asia — specifically for India, Pakistan and now Sri Lanka

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