Rumesh Pathirage oo qaaday dahabka Ciyaaraha Barwaaqada 2026 isagoo ka dambeeyay Nadeem iyo Chopra

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage ayaa ku guuleystay tartankii waranka ee Ciyaaraha Barwaaqada 2026 ee Glasgow, isagoo helay dahabkii ugu horreeyay ee Sri Lanka ee ciyaaraha fudud. Dhalinyaro 23 jir ah ayaa ka badisay ciyaartoy badan oo caan ah.

Tartanka iyo natiijada

Ciyaartii finalka ee Scotstoun Stadium waxaa ka qayb galay shan ciyaartoy oo mar walba ka sarreeyay 90 mitir xirfadahooda, oo uu ku jiray horyaalnimadii adduunka ee Keshorn Walcott. Arshad Nadeem oo Pakistan ah iyo Neeraj Chopra oo India ah ayaa la kulmay tartameyaal aad u xooggan.

Nadeem, oo ahaa horyaal difaacanayay oo dahabkii Olombikada Paris 2024 qaaday, ayaa si lama filaan ah u baxay ka dib seddex tuuris. Pathirage wuxuu helay hal tuuris oo sharciga ah sideediisii tan, laakiin wuxuu ku guuleystay 89.75 mitir.

Qaybta bilada iyo kuwa kale

Chopra wuxuu qaatay lacagta qalinka ah isagoo rikoodh xilliyeedka ah 85.83 mitir dhigay, ka dib sanad dhaawac soo gaaray. Saaxiibkiis Yash Vir Singh, oo sidoo kale India u dhalatay, wuxuu qaatay naxaasta 85.41 mitir oo ahaa rikoodh shaqsiyeed.

Walcott oo u dhalatay Trinidad iyo Tobago ayaa ku dhameystay kaalinta lixaad 82.55 mitir, isagoo ku adkanaaday shanta tuuris ee ugu horreeyay. Natiijadu waxay muujisay in go'aankii ugu dambeeyay uu muhiim ahaa tartankaas.

Ka soo bixitaankii cricket-ka

Pathirage wuxuu hore u ahaan jiray gacan-ku-dhiiglaha cricket-ka, halkaas oo uu markii uu dhalinyaro ahaa lagu cabiray xawaare gaaraya 134 kiilomitir saacaddii. Tani waxay muujinaysaa awooddiisii hore ee isboortiga xawaaraha badan.

Rikoodhkii ugu sarreeyay ee cricket-ka wuxuu ahaa 161.3 kiilomitir saacaddii, oo uu dhigay Shoaib Akhtar oo Pakistan ah, oo la oran jiray 'The Rawalpindi Express'. Khasaaradii cricket-ka Sri Lanka waxay noqotay faa'iidada qaranka intiisa kale.

23-year-old defeats Chopra and sees Nadeem exit early in Glasgow final

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won the 2026 Commonwealth Games javelin final in Glasgow, securing Sri Lanka's first gold medal in athletics. The 23-year-old triumphed at Scotstoun Stadium with a throw of 89.75 metres against a strong international field.

Pathirage edges Chopra and Singh on the podium

Pathirage faced Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem and India's Neeraj Chopra in the final. Nadeem, the defending champion and Paris 2024 Olympic gold medallist, made a shock early exit after three throws in blustery conditions at Scotstoun Stadium.

Neeraj Chopra took silver with a season best of 85.83 metres, while his compatriot Yash Vir Singh earned bronze with a personal best of 85.41 metres. Five finalists had previously thrown over 90 metres in their careers.

A difficult path to the gold medal

Pathirage registered only one legitimate throw in his first five efforts, yet that single mark of 89.75 metres proved enough for victory. The result came against a field including world champion Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago.

Walcott placed sixth with 82.55 metres after struggling in his opening attempts. The Glasgow final thus delivered an upset, with established stars underperforming and the Sri Lankan claiming the top honour.

From cricket pitch to javelin runway

Pathirage began as a fast bowler in cricket and was clocked at 134 kilometres an hour as a teenager. The cricket record remains 161.3 kilometres an hour, set by Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar, known as 'The Rawalpindi Express'.

Sri Lankan cricket's loss has clearly been the gain of the rest of the nation. Pathirage's transition from pace bowling to javelin has produced the country's first Commonwealth athletics gold.