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Rumesh Pathirage
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- 1Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage wins Asian Games javelin gold▼Rumesh Pathirage of Sri Lanka wins javelin at Asian Games and credits cricket background
Rumesh Pathirage of Sri Lanka won the javelin throw at the Asian Games, and afterwards credited his cricket background for his throwing ability. The victory gives Sri Lanka a notable athletics medal at the continental Games and has drawn attention to the unusual path of an athlete who trained in cricket before taking up javelin.