Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage
ON THE RECORD · 4 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“It might be a mistake by the airline, but it caused a priceless loss for me,”
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16
Pathirage spoke to reporters after discovering his javelins were broken upon arrival in Sri Lanka.
“It’s not a big issue; I’ll move on.”
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16
Pathirage spoke to reporters after discovering his javelins were broken upon arrival in Sri Lanka.
“Thank you Turkish Airlines.”
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage · said 2026-09-15 · reported 2026-09-16
Pathirage posted a picture of five damaged javelins on social media after they were broken on a flight home from the World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
“85.98, 92.62, 88.50, 89.20, 89.37, 88.20, 89.68, 92.06, 91.06 good bye.”
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage · said 2026-09-15 · reported 2026-09-16
Pathirage listed the distances he had thrown with each of the damaged javelins in a social media post.