Arshad Nadeem in motion through the World Athletics Championship on the Nationwide Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary on August 25, 2023. — Reuters
Arshad Nadeem, who made historical past by successful Pakistan’s first-ever particular person Olympic gold medal, has been named in Forbes’ 30 Underneath 30 Asia listing for 2025.
The 28-year-old javelin star stunned the world on the Paris Olympics 2024 with a record-breaking 92.97m throw, a efficiency Forbes referred to as a “stunning show.”
His win not solely shattered the Olympic file but in addition ended a three-decade medal drought for Pakistan.
The Forbes listing, printed final month, highlights rising stars in sports activities and leisure throughout the continent. Nadeem’s title was formally confirmed within the spotlighted group on Monday.
His golden throw didn’t simply earn him international recognition — he was additionally awarded over Rs153 million in prize cash by the Punjab and Sindh governments, together with different rewards from varied private and non-private organisations.
The federal government honoured Nadeem by naming a highway in Islamabad after him, and Pakistan Publish launched a particular stamp on Independence Day to have a good time his achievements.
Simply final month, Nadeem proved his dominance as soon as once more by successful gold on the Asian Athletics Championships with a throw of 86.40 metres, simply shy of the meet file. It was Pakistan’s first gold on the occasion in over 50 years.
His constant efficiency all through the occasion, capped by this outstanding throw, secured him the highest spot on the rostrum.
The highest Pakistani javelin thrower additionally secured a gold medal on the Asian Athletics Championships remaining.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif additionally congratulated the athlete on the luxurious victory as he continues to make the nation proud.
Nadeem first shot to fame along with his gold medal on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham, and he adopted it up with a silver on the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.
To this point, he has gained 4 golds, one silver, and 4 bronze medals in varied 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.
Now, he’s heading to England to coach for the World Athletics Championships in September, the one massive competitors the place he hasn’t struck gold but.
