Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem competes in the course of the Males’s Javelin Throw Qualification on day 5 of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at Nationwide Stadium on September 17, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. — AFP
RIYADH: Pakistan’s star athlete Arshad Nadeem added one other feather to his cap by efficiently defending his Islamic Solidarity Video games’ gold medal in males’s Javelin right here on the Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Stadium on Wednesday.
His compatriot Muhammad Yasir clinched silver.
Nadeem acquired off to an honest begin within the closing by registering a throw of 75.44m, which instantly put him on the high of the standings.
The star athlete threw his farthest within the second try – an 83.05m effort, which consolidated his lead on the high, whereas he adopted it up with 82.48m within the subsequent try to claim his dominance.
He threw at 77.06m in his fourth try, whereas his fifth was dominated out. He concluded his marketing campaign with a 77.98m effort.
In addition to him, no different athlete may breach the 80-metre barrier in every of their six makes an attempt, with compatriot Yasir registering the next-best throw of 76.04m in his closing try, which earned him the silver medal.
Nigeria’s Samuel Adams Kure clinched the bronze medal with a throw of 76.01m, which got here within the fifth try, and couldn’t reclaim his second place within the standings as he managed 75.84m in his closing effort.
