Glasgow, July 30 -- India's Olympic and World Championship gold medalist Neeraj Chopra expressed excitement for the javelin throw final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026 and praised his Sri Lankan counterpart Rumesh Pathirage, who has emerged as the latest challenge to India's dominance amongst Asian javelin throwers.

Indian javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh secured places in the men's javelin throw final at the Commonwealth Games 2026 after a challenging qualification round affected by windy conditions in Glasgow on Thursday. Neeraj, who has often sealed qualification with a single big throw in major events, had to wait until his second attempt to secure his place in the final.

The former Olympic champ...