He had previously been ranked third.Ramesh brought immense pride to Sri Lanka yesterday (16) by winning first place at the prestigious Ostrava Golden Spike held in the Czech Republic.Following that outstanding victory, his ranking points increased to 1,333.In the previous rankings, Ramesh Tharanga trailed Anderson Peters of Grenada, who was then in second place with 1,326 points, by a narrow margin of just two points.However, with yesterday’s triumph, Ramesh overtook Anderson Peters to claim second place in the world rankings.The top position in the rankings continues to be held by German athlete Julian Weber, who remains on 1,360 points.
