Pakistan’s long wait came to an end when Arshad Nadeem made history by winning a gold medal at the Olympics in Paris.
2024 Paris Olympics: Arshad Nadeem created history by becoming the first person from Pakistan to win an Olympic gold medal. He accomplished this in the javelin throw, besting the previous Olympic record held by Andreas Thorkildsen of Denmark from the 2008 Beijing Games with a throw of 92.97 meters.
Anderson Peters of Grenada won the bronze medal with a throw of 88.54 meters. Pakistan won its first gold medal after their hockey team triumphed in the Los Angeles Games in 1984 with this victory.
With a throw of 90.18 meters, Nadeem won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in addition to a silver medal at the World Championship last year. With a throw of 86.59 meters earlier on Tuesday, he qualified for the finals; however, Chopra outdid him with a huge throw of 89.34 meters to win the competition.
Chopra and Nadeem’s well-known rivalry and friendship have made a significant impact. Chopra won a gold medal for India in the most recent Tokyo Olympics, and Nadeem finished fifth overall.
Chopra swiftly supported Nadeem’s social media appeal after Arshad asked the authorities for a new javelin for training a few months ago.
Nadeem’s career has been hindered by elbow, knee, and back issues, as well as by the dearth of advanced facilities and equipment that other nations’ athletes enjoy. Nevertheless, he has accomplished a great deal by inspiring Pakistanis to pay close attention to his accomplishments rather than cricket.
Neeraj Chopra, one of India’s best javelin throwers, won a silver medal at the Olympics in Paris in the meantime. At the Olympics in Paris, he won silver with a best throw of 89.45 meters. On his second try, he made his best throw. Every athlete has their day, according to Chopra, who also mentioned that the competition was difficult “Today was Arshad’s day.” I did my best, but there are still some issues that need to be resolved,” Chopra said to ANI.
Paris Olympics India Day 14 schedule (August 9)
Athletics:
Women’s 4x400m Relay Round 1: Indian team — 2:10pm
Men’s 4x400m Relay Round 1: Indian team — 2:35pm
Wrestling:
Men’s 57kg freestyle bronze medal match: Aman Sehrawat vs Darian Toi Cruz (Puerto Rico) — 9:45pm
