Pakistan’s javelin ace Arshad Nadeem celebrates after profitable gold medal, Paris 2024 Olympics, Males’s Javelin Throw Closing, Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France, August 08, 2024. — Reuters
DUBAI: Pakistan’s Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem has obtained the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum World Sports activities Award within the World Breakthrough Athlete class on the World Sports activities Summit in Dubai.
Nadeem was honoured for his record-breaking efficiency on the Paris Olympics, the place he threw 92.97 metres to win gold and set a brand new Olympic and world file, surpassing the earlier mark held by Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen for 16 years. The victory marked Pakistan’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in javelin throw.
Talking after the ceremony, Nadeem stated the award was a proud second for him and for Pakistan, including that worldwide recognition would assist encourage younger athletes and convey larger consideration to javelin throw within the nation.
Established in 2008, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum World Sports activities Award recognises excellent sporting achievements and contributions worldwide. Nadeem was the one Pakistani athlete represented at this yr’s summit, which gathered main figures from the worldwide sports activities trade.
