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Rumesh Tharanga Wins Diamond League Final With 89.04m Throw
Rumesh Tharanga is an athlete who throws a heavy object called a javelin.
He won the Diamond League final in Brussels.
His best throw in the final traveled 89.04 meters.
He had already performed very well during the season.
He finished first in the Diamond League standings with 39 points.
He won four of the five Diamond League events he entered.
He also won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Earlier in Rome, he set a Sri Lankan record with a throw of 92.62 meters.
Rumesh Tharanga won the Diamond League final in Brussels with a throw of 89.04 meters.
He qualified for the final as the table leader with 39 points.
The victory ended a season in which he won four of five Diamond League meetings.
Tharanga also won Commonwealth Games gold during the season.
His season included a Sri Lankan national record and world-leading throw of 92.62 meters in Rome.
- Who
- Rumesh Tharanga.
- What
- He won the Diamond League final with an 89.04-meter throw.
- Where
- Brussels.
- When
- The article does not specify when the final took place.
- Why
- He won by recording the leading throw in the Diamond League final.
Key facts
- Winner
- Rumesh Tharanga
- Final location
- Brussels
- Winning throw
- 89.04 meters
- Diamond League points
- 39
- Meetings won
- Four of five
- Commonwealth Games result
- Gold medal
- Season-best throw
- 92.62 meters in Rome, a Sri Lankan national record and world-leading mark
Sources
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