Sri Lankan star Rumesh Pathirage’s javelin broken ahead of Asian Games

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Pathirage's javelins, which he used to throw world-best distance, were broken on his flight back from Budapest.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:44:07 UTC.

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