Sri Lankan javelin superstar Rumesh Taranga has once again succeeded in securing the first place in the world athletics rankings. He, who had briefly fallen back to second place, has once again achieved this exceptional feat according to the latest world rankings.
Rumesh Taranga has secured this number one position by accumulating 1,363 points. Germany's Julian Weber, who is in second place, has 1,342 points. Accordingly, the Sri Lankan athlete remains in the lead with a clear gap of 21 points over the German athlete.
Grenada's Anderson Peters has secured the third place in the world rankings, while India's Neeraj Chopra, who posed a strong challenge to Rumesh in the recently concluded Diamond League series, has secured the sixth place with 1,301 points.