Arshad Nadeem gave Pakistan its first Olympic gold medal in 32 years, setting a new Games record with an attempt of 92.97 metres in the men’s javelin throw final. Before Arshad’s remarkable victory in Paris, Pakistan had never won an individual gold medal at the Olympics. Pakistan had previously won just three golds, all in field hockey, with their team winning the titles in 1960, 1968 and 1984. It was an astonishing feat for Arshad, who unlike his opponents, struggled to even buy a new javelin for training.
After securing his country’s first gold medal since Barcelona 1992, an emotional Arshad, wrapped around a Pakistan flag, hugged his coach, who embraced and congratulated the 27-year-old. A video of the same went viral on social media.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Nadeem on his win. “You’ve made the whole nation proud young man,” he wrote on social media platform X.
Not just that, The National Assembly (NA) has unanimously approved a resolution on Friday to award a civil honour to Arshad Nadeem, the javelin thrower who made history by winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics last night. The resolution passed with unanimous support, reflecting the nation’s pride in Nadeem’s historic victory at the Paris Olympics.
The Olympic gold winner was also congratulated in the National Assembly session on Friday with Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari commending the athlete over his achievement.
Lauding Arshad Nadeem’s triumph, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari noted that the entire nation takes great pride in his accomplishment.
