{
  "id": 7644044,
  "title": "Sri Lanka’s javelin champ returns to ‘broken’ welcome",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/sri-lankas-javelin-champ-returns-to-broken-welcome",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T21:54:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1553526/sri-lankas-javelin-champ-returns-to-broken-welcome/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sri Lanka’s Asian Games medal prospect Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage returned home after winning the title at a top international event on Tuesday to find his prized javelins in pieces. The 23-year-old rising star, who has taken the javelin world by storm this year with a series of impressive victories, was heartbroken to discover that his […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}