{
  "id": 10452854,
  "title": "Tharanga wins highly anticipated Asian Games gold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/tharanga-wins-highly-anticipated-asian-games-gold",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T13:05:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/tharanga-wins-highly-anticipated-asian-games-gold/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "World javelin leader Rumesh Tharanga lived up to his reputation to win Sri Lanka a highly anticipated gold medal, beating wet weather and track conditions at the Asia Games in Nagoya Japan a little while ago. He took the lead with a massive 88.33 metres effort in his penultimate throw before sealing the contest with […]",
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        "published": "2026-09-28T04:56:42.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/maximus-jones-cruises-into-asian-games-tennis-last-16",
        "published": "2026-09-28T10:10:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Pathirage wins Asian Games gold as Yashvir, Rohit ensure double podium finish",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/pathirage-wins-asian-games-gold-as-yashvir-rohit-ensure-double-podium",
        "published": "2026-09-28T13:03:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Asian Games Medal Tally: India win 8 medals but remain outside top 10",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/asian-games-medal-tally-india-win-8-medals-but-remain-outside-top-10",
        "published": "2026-09-28T13:57:43.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}