Pakistan’s javelin star Arshad Nadeem made history at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday by winning a gold medal with an incredible throw of 92.97 meters, breaking the previous Olympic record.
Arshad secured the gold with his second attempt, with his 92.97-meter throw proving unbeatable. This achievement not only earned him the gold medal but also set a new Olympic record, surpassing the previous record held by Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen since the 2008 Beijing Games.
This victory marks Pakistan’s first-ever individual gold medal in the Olympics and its first gold in athletics. It is also the first gold medal for Pakistan in any sport in 40 years.
Pakistan last won an Olympic medal 32 years ago when the national hockey team secured a bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics by defeating the Netherlands 4-3.
Meanwhile, India’s Neeraj Chopra, the defending champion, claimed the silver medal with a throw of 89.45 meters, while Grenada’s Anderson Peters took bronze with a throw of 88.54 meters.
Unfortunately, six of the seven athletes Pakistan sent to the Olympics were disqualified from their events.