Sri Lanka javelin star Rumeshs Diamond League exploits 'matter of pride' for subcontinent: World Athletics vice-president Sumariwalla

After super-consistent Neeraj Chopra, who captured both Olympic and World Championship golds, the 2024 Paris Olympics champion Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan, who broke the Olympic record, South Asia got another javelin star in Rumesh with a record-breaking throw that has got the entire world on notice. With this throw, the 23-year-old achieved the meet record and just fell 35 centimetres short of Nadeem's Asian and Olympic record.