Rome, June 5 -- Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage came within touching distance of Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem's Asian record while clinching the men's javelin throw title at the Rome Diamond League 2026 on Thursday night.

Pathirage produced a stunning throw of 92.62m at the Stadio Olimpico, finishing just 35 centimetres shy of Nadeem's Asian record and Olympic gold medal-winning mark set at the Paris 2024 Games, as per Olympics.com.

The 23-year-old's remarkable effort marked a significant improvement on his previous personal best of 89.37m, achieved at a domestic competition in March. He had also surpassed the 89m mark with a throw of 89.28m at a meet in Nairobi the following month, underlining his rapid rise in the event.

In Rome, Path...