Arshad Nadeem: A Golden Triumph and a New World Record for Pakistan

Bravo Arshad Bravo!👏👏

Arshad Nadeem, you’ve done it! You’ve written a new chapter in Pakistan’s sporting history. On a night that will be remembered for generations, you conquered the Paris Olympics, clinching the elusive gold medal in the men’s javelin final and ending Pakistan’s 40-year wait for Olympic gold.

It wasn’t the smoothest of starts. There was a collective holding of breath in the audience when your first throw came out as a no-throw, and for a moment, hearts all across Pakistan would have collectively skipped a beat. But champions are made of sterner stuff.

On the second attempt, you let fly a throw that would be debated for years—a monstrous 92.97m setting a new Olympic record, leaving the competition amazingly speechless.

Snap Shot

That javelin, so much a part of this dream you had been chasing, was an example of hard work and dedication. When it finally landed, the whole stadium erupted with applause.

Neeraj Chopra, the reigning champion and your biggest competitor, also spilled the opening with a foul throw. However, he could not do better than a respectable 89.45m even with his best throw. That was much below your phenomenal throw as the competition progressed; clearly, it was yours for gold.