Rumesh tops qualifiers
Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga in action during the men’s javelin throw qualification round at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.Sri Lankan javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga topped the qualification round of the men’s javelin throw at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games yesterday to book his place in today’s medal event.The 23-year-old world No. 2 athlete led the qualifiers with an impressive throw of 82.84 metres, finishing ahead of two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada, who recorded 81.29m, while South Africa’s Douw Smit qualified third with 80.64m.
India’s former Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra finished fifth with 79.61m, while Pakistan’s reigning Olympic, Commonwealth and Asian champion Arshad Nadeem qualified seventh with a throw of 78.63m.A total of 12 athletes advanced to the medal event, while Sri Lanka’s Sumedha Ranasinghe failed to qualify for the final.
The men’s javelin throw final will be held today (31) at 8.15 p.m. local time, which is 12.50 a.m. Sri Lanka time on August 1.
