Gold medalist Arshad Nadeem of Workforce Pakistan celebrates on the rostrum throughout the Males’s 110m Hurdles ceremony on day fourteen of the Olympic Video games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. — Reuters
After javelin star Arshad Nadeem earned one other gold medal for Pakistan on the Asian Athletics Championship, celebrations erupted in his hometown.
His household distributed sweets amid the sound of beating drums, marking the second with jubilation.
Nadeem’s father additionally expressed his pleasure, saying that he’s grateful to your entire nation for praying for his son’s success.
The javelin star made the nation proud by profitable the gold medal on the Asian competitors remaining, ending with a strong throw of 86.40 metres in his remaining try.
Javelin ace Arshad Nadeem’s dad and mom talking to Geo Information on Could 31, 2025. — Screengrab through Geo Information
Nadeem, who holds the Olympic file after a monstrous 92.97-metre throw on the Paris 2024 Olympics, delivered a efficiency simply in need of the Asian Championship file, which stands at 86.72 metres.
He turned the primary Pakistani in over 50 years to win a gold medal on the Asian Athletics Championships, marking Pakistan’s first gold since 1973 when the nation final claimed high honours in javelin throw and 800 meters — gained by Allah Dada and Muhammad Younis, respectively, throughout the occasion within the Philippines.
He’s additionally Pakistan’s first-ever particular person Olympic gold medalist and the nation’s first medalist in athletics on the Summer season Video games.
To date, he has gained 4 golds, one silver, and 4 bronze medals in numerous occasions, together with the Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Video games, Asian Video games, Islamic Solidarity Video games, South Asian Video games, and Asian U20 Championships.
