World No. 1 Rumesh Pathirage names Thomas Röhler as his javelin role model

Sri Lanka’s world No. 1 javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage has named German Olympic champion Thomas Röhler as his role model in the sport.

In a social media post, Pathirage said simply: “Thomas Röhler is my role model in javelin throw.”

Pathirage recently won the men’s javelin gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, recording a throw of 88.33 metres.

Röhler, one of Germany’s leading javelin throwers, won Olympic gold at the 2016 Rio Games and has a personal best of 93.90 metres. (Newswire)

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