Commonwealth Games 2026: Neeraj Chopra wins silver, Yash vir Bronze in javelin; Lanka's Rumesh wins gold

1. Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage - 89.75

2. Neeraj Chopra - 85.83

3. Yash Vir Singh - 85.41

4. Anderson Peters - 83.88

5. Douw Smit - 82.88

6. Keshorn Walcott - 82.55

7.  Rohit Yadav - 81.56

8. Ben East - 81.12

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage wins the gold medal in javelin in Commonwealth Games. The world number one proved why is he is the best in the world at the moment. 

Neeraj Chopra disqualified himself from the third round. He secured Silver though.

Douw Smit disqualified his third attempt. With that, Yash vir Singh has confirmed his bronze medal. WHAT A NIGHT!

Anderson Peters will finish fifth with 83.88 metres in his final attempt. It was his best effort of the night. Again, good but not good enough. Rumesh at one, Neeraj at two and Yash at three at the moment. 

Rohit Yadav threw 79.55 metres in his final throw. Not good enough from the Indian. 

Yash vir Singh hits 85.41 metres in his third attempt. WOW! He moved to third on the list, just behind Neeraj. WHO SAW THAT COMING? His personal best. Two medals for India as of now from javelin. 

Ben East, in his last throw, hits 72.51 metres. He applauded the crowd for their support and left. His night is done and dusted. 

Keshorn Walcott, in his last throw, crossed the 80-metre mark. He touched 82.55 metres. It's his best throw of the night, but Trinidad athlete is very dissapointed with the effort. 

1. Rumesh Pathirage: 89.75m
2. Neeraj Chopra: 85.83m
3. Douw Smit: 82.88m
4. Anderson Peters: 82.55m
5. Rohit Yadav: 81.56m
6. Yashvir Singh: 81.33m
7. Ben East: 81.12
8. Keshorn Walcott: 78.72m

Rumesh stepped over again. Only one legal throw so far. The commentators believe that he crossed the 90-metre mark. However, it is not confirmed. Alright, last round now. 

Weakest throw from Neeraj so far. It was below 80 and he disqualified himself. He didn't want to register a throw below 80 metres. It looks like Rumesh has secured the gold. 

Fourth invalid attempt so far from Smit. He has just one legal throw so far and that places him third on the list. Fascinating. 

Anderson Peters hits 79.08 metres in his fifth attempt. That has been the case tonight. The athletes have struggled to cross the 80-metre mark even. 

Another poor effort from Rohit. He disqualified himself from the round. It was just over 75. 

Yash vir Singh hits 76.95 metres in his fifth attempt. He is not happy with the effort, but the conditions are not making it any easy. Rohit up next. 

A huge roar from Ben East after his throw. However, he managed only 74.80 metres. 

Keshorn Walcott disqualified himself in the fifth round. He is disappointed with himself and rightfully so. 

Rumesh disqualified himself in the fourth round. It was a poor effort as well, hitting below 80 metre. However, the question is, why is he even throwing anymore? Can give a bye. 

Neeraj Chopra is disappointed with the throw. He crossed the 80-metre mark, though. He hit 80.73 metres in his fourth attempt. He needs to improve to challenge Rumesh. 

South Africa's Smit has registered just one legal throw so far. He disqualified himself from the fourth round too. However, that one legal throw is currently enough for him to secure the bronze. He is third. Neeraj is next. 

Anderson Peters hits 79.46 in his fourth attempt. The commentators pointed out as well that the cold conditions are making it difficult for the athletes from giving their best. 

Rohit Yadav is up next and he hits 73.70 metres. Is fatigue a problem here for the Indian athletes? Conditions are definitely playing a part. 

Yash vir SIngh just crossed the 75-metre mark. However, he disqualified himself from the round. There's a lot of room from improvement for the Rajasthan athlete. 

Ben East hits 75.66 metres in his fourth attempt. Very, very poor from the England athlete. 

Keshorn Walcott hits 77.42 in his fourth attempt. He started the round, as the javelin rules suggest that the number eighth rank would go first in the fourth round.

1. Rumesh Pathirage: 89.75m
2. Neeraj Chopra: 85.83m
3. Douw Smit: 82.88m
4. Anderson Peters: 82.55m
5. Rohit Yadav: 81.56m
6. Yashvir Singh: 81.33m
7. Ben East: 81.12
8. Keshorn Walcott: 78.72m

Douw Smit is disqualified in this third attempt. He remains third so far. Rumesh and Neeraj top the list. Meanwhile, end of the third round and four of the athletes are out. 

Keshorn Walcott threw 78.85 in his third attempt. He is qualified for the next round, though. 

Rumesh didn't give a bye, despite crossing 89 metres in his second attempt. He is well above everyone. However, he went for the third attempt and is disqualified. The Sri Lankan overstepped. 

Rohit Yadav deliberately stepped out as the hit throw was less than 75 metres mark. However, he has already qualified for the next round. The Indian is fifth on the list at the moment.

Keyshorn Strachan has been eliminated. He disqualified himself in the third round. The Bahamas athlete is the fourth one to be eliminated. 

Anderson Peters hits 82.55 metres in his third round. It's his best effort of the night. Of course needs to improve significantly for gold or even silver. 

Nnamdi has been eliminated after a 76.29-metre throw in his third round. Three athletes are eliminated so far. Three more to go. 

The Olympic champion and defending Commonwealth Games champion, Arshad Nadeem, is eliminated. He hit 75.39 metres in his third attempt. Very poor showing from the Pakistan athlete tonight. 

Neeraj Chopra crossed the 80-metre mark again, but not good enough to break his personal best. He hit 81.29 metres in his third attempt. Neeraj remains second to Rumesh so far in the javelin in Commonwealth Games 2026. 

Cameron McEntyre is the first one to be eliminated tonight. He crossed the line and his third throw was disqualified. Poor from the Australian. Neeraj Chopra is up next. 

Ben East hit 71.66 metres. Very, very poor from the England international. He is however safe as his best throw was over 81-metres. 

Yash vir Singh crossed the 80-metre mark. He hit 81.33 metres. He is very likely safe from the elimination, which will happen after the ongoing third round. 

South Africa's Douw Smit hit 82.88 metres in the second round. He surpassed Rohit Yadav and moved to number three on the list. Rumesh tops the list, followed by Neeraj. 

Keshorn Walcott threw his best, 78.72 metres, in his second round. Not bad from the Trinidadian. He needs to get a lot better though. 

Medal ceremony is going on right now and hence the rounds are paused for a couple of minutes now. Want to see the full list? Coming up:

Rumesh Tharanga comes and steals the show. He almost crossed the 90-m mark. He threw 89.75 metre. That too in adverse conditions. Brillinat, to say the least. Top, top effort from him and most certainly, secured the gold. 

Rohit Yadav has moved to second. He threw 81.56 metres in the second round. Neeraj is first and Rohit is second. What a start from India.

Kesyshawn Strachan could touch only 70.39 metres. That is very, very poor from the Bahamas athlete. 

Grenada's Anderson Peters breached the 80-metre mark. In the second round, Peters threw 81.81 metres. He is among the top three at the moment. 

Nnamdi hurt himself while throwing. Not his best effort. He threw 75.06 metres. Will he continue? That's the biggest question. It looks like hamstring, though nothing is confirmed. 

Arshad Nadeem, who was disqualified for the first round, threw 77.41 in his second attempt. Not bad, but Neeraj remains way ahead of him at the moment. 

Neeraj Chopra has breached the 85-metre mark. Season best wiht 85.83 metres. Wow! He was delighted with the throw and rightully so. What a throw and in trying conditions like today, it could be enough for a medal. 

Yash Vir Singh gets off the mark with his second attempt, sending the javelin to 78.55m. Leader Ben East is next, but he cannot improve on his opening effort of 81.12m. His second throw measures 76.53m, leaving him comfortably in first place. Australia's Cameron McEntyre follows with a better second attempt of 72.34m, improving on his opening throw of 71.66m.

Douw Smit was disqualified as he stepped outside. With that, the first round is now over. Yash vir Singh to start the round two now. 

Former world number one, Keshorn Walcott, struggles. He finished the first round with a throw of 76.33 metres. Not bad, but needs to improve certainly.

World number one, Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga, has committed a foul and is disqualified. However, as the throw suggests, he surpassed the 84-metre mark. It won't be counted though, but the early signs are positive. 

Rohit Yadav, in his first attempt, crossed the 75-metre mark. He finished with 77.50 metres. Not a great start, but a good start nonetheless. He needs to capitalise on it now. Neeraj stays second for now. 

Anderson Peters was unhappy with his throw and disqualified himself by stepping over the line. The throw was much less than the 75-metre mark. He is really unhappy with the effort. Next up, Keshawn Strachan disqualified himself as well. 

England's Ben East is next up and makes an immediate statement, opening with a solid throw of 81.12m. Australia's Cameron McEntyre follows, hoping to join the 80m club. However, his first attempt falls well short, landing at 71.66m.

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem crossed the line during the throw and he is disqualified from the opening round. Neeraj remains second to Ben East so far. 

Neeraj Chopra crossed the 80-metre mark. He hit 80.97 metres in his first attempt. Neeraj initially thought that he threw well, but his coach explained that it wasn't good enough as the javelin took a dip.

Yash vir Singh starts the proceedings but he is disqualified as his foot crossed the line. DIfficult start for India in Commonwealth Games javelin final in Glasgow. 

All the athletes are being introduced now. India's Yash vir Singh to throw first. Neeraj Chopra to go fifth, followed by Arshad Nadeem at sixth. 

Yash Vir Singh (India) — Personal Best (PB): 83.72m; Season’s Best (SB): 83.72m

Ben East (England) — PB: 80.49; SB: 80.49m

Cameron McEntyre (Australia) — PB: 85.73m; SB: 85.73m

Neeraj Chopra (India) — PB: 90.23m; SB: 85.69m

Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) — PB: 92.97m; SB: 78.63m

Chinecherem Nnamdi (Nigeria) — PB: 84.68m; SB: 84.68m

Anderson Peters (Grenada) — PB: 93.07m; SB: 86.38m

Keyshawn Strachan (The Bahamas) — PB: 84.27m; SB: 81.86m

Rohit Yadav (India) — PB: 87.05m; SB: 87.05m

Rumesh Pathirage (Sri Lanka) — PB: 92.62m; SB: 92.62m

Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) — PB: 90.16m; SB: 83.45m

Douw Smit (South Africa) — PB: 84.79m; SB: 84.79m

Yash Vir Singh (India) — 78.36m

Ben East (England) — 80.38m

Cameron McEntyre (Australia) — 78.91m

Neeraj Chopra (India) — 79.61m

Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) — 78.63m

Chinecherem Nnamdi (Nigeria) — 75.27m

Anderson Peters (Grenada) — 81.29m

Keyshawn Strachan (The Bahamas) — 78.60m

Rohit Yadav (India) — 78.37m

Rumesh Pathirage (Sri Lanka) — 82.84m

Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) — 78.26m

Douw Smit (South Africa) — 80.64m

Neeraj Chopra, like all the other throwers, struggled to make an impact in the qualifiers. However, it wasn't because of his ability, but rather because of the adverse weather. The wind made it difficult, as no one could breach the automatic qualification mark of 84 metres. 

India has won two medals in the men's javelin throw at the Commonwealth Games. Kashinath Naik opened the country's account with a bronze at the 2010 New Delhi Games, before Neeraj Chopra secured India's first gold in the event at Gold Coast 2018.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Javelin final in the Commonwealth Games 2026. India have three representatives in the event, after Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh qualified for the final. The event begins soon.