Kenya's 2015 World javelin champion Julius Yego ended his season with his fourth over 80m throw of the campaign, finishing sixth at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship with an 80.23m throw.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsIn a competition won by Rumesh Pathirage, who capped a stunning breakthrough season with a 91.09m throw, the Kenyan managed a 79.76m throw in his first attempt, faltered in his second, before hurling his javelin beyond the 80m mark on his third, but still failed to qualify for the final fourth round.##NAJAVA_MECA_9952994##He concluded a season that has seen him throw an 82.22m best, a mark achieved back in June at the Doha Diamond League.This season, Yego solidified his status as Africa's most accomplished javelin thrower by winning a historic sixth gold medal at the African Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana.CAF CC:Tusker chairman appeals to three biggest rivals after landing Tanzanian side"Budapest was great. I enjoyed every bit of the competition and throw, experienced new competition rules and more of the technology out by the World Athletics. It was fun and joy at the inaugural Ultimate Championship 2026," Yego says.On the sidelines of the competition that concluded on Sunday, 13 September, the Kenyan, nicknamed 'YouTube Man' was gifted by one of the sport's legends, Hungarian Olympic javelin champion Miklos Nemeth.##NAJAVA_MECA_9953037##Yego, in a statement on social media, confirmed that the javelin great had handed him new equipment manufactured and developed with the latest technology, adding, "Time now to go home, take some rest, plan for the future." The 79-year-old Nemeth won the men's javelin title at the 1976 Montreal Olympics with a then world record of 94.58m. He later founded Javel-Inn Ltd. in 1987 and also worked as a coach with Czech javelin great and World Record holder Jan Železný.Open Lanes Varsity Invitational qualifiers gets underway at Kenyatta University