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Pathirage Wins World Ultimate Championship With 91.09m Throw
Rumesh Pathirage won a major javelin competition for Sri Lanka.
He threw the javelin 91.09 meters on his last attempt.
That throw gave him first place.
Anderson Peters from Grenada finished second.
Julian Weber from Germany finished third.
Pathirage had a difficult start and threw 75.89 meters in the first round.
Weber briefly led after throwing 84.09 meters.
Pathirage had already been one of the season’s most successful throwers before the championship.
Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won the men’s javelin final in Budapest.
Pathirage secured victory with a 91.09-meter throw on his final attempt.
Grenada’s Anderson Peters finished second with 86.18 meters.
Germany’s Julian Weber placed third with 85.89 meters.
Pathirage had won 11 of 12 competitions before arriving in Budapest, including victories in Rome and Zurich.
- Who
- Sri Lankan javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won, ahead of Anderson Peters and Julian Weber.
- What
- Pathirage won the men’s javelin final with a 91.09-meter throw.
- Where
- The World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary.
- When
- Sunday, September 13, 2026.
- Why
- He recorded the longest throw of the final, adding another title to a season in which he had won 11 of 12 competitions.
Key facts
- Winner
- Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage of Sri Lanka
- Winning throw
- 91.09 meters
- Runner-up
- Anderson Peters of Grenada, 86.18 meters
- Third place
- Julian Weber of Germany, 85.89 meters
- First-round throw
- Pathirage opened with 75.89 meters
- Season record
- He had won 11 of 12 competitions before Budapest
- Previous leading throws
- 92.62 meters in Rome and 92.07 meters in Zurich
Sources
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