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    ‘Keep our flag flying high!’: Angelo Mathews hails Pathirage after historic Diamond League win
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    ‘Keep Our Flag Flying High!’: Angelo Mathews Hails Pathirage After Historic Diamond League Win

    By IANS News September 06, 2026 • 17:38 PM View: 110
    Former Sri Lanka: Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews congratulated javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage after the 23-year-old created history by becoming the first Sri Lankan to win the Diamond League title.

    Mathews took to X to celebrate Pathirage’s landmark achievement, posting, “Rumesh Tharanga, keep our flag flying high!”

    Pathirage delivered a winning throw of 89.04m on his third attempt at the King Baudouin Stadium to claim the Diamond League Final title. Poland’s Dawid Wegner finished second with a personal-best 87.47m, while Trinidad and Tobago’s former Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott took third with a season-best 83.99m. Grenada’s Anderson Peters, a two-time world champion, was fourth at 83.70m.

    TAGS Angelo Mathews Diamond League Former Sri Lanka Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage Sri Lankan Rumesh Tharanga King Baudouin Stadium
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