The men’s Javelin throws final in the Paris Olympics 2024 played on Thursday at 11:25 pm (PST) Pakistani Standard Time wherein Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal ending the 32-year wait for his country with Olpymics 118-year history best 92.97 meters throw.

The entire Pakistani nation prayed for the victory of Arshad Nadeem. Jubilant scenes witnessed in Arshad NAdeem's hometown Mian Channu. While the social media platforms in Pakistan were flooded with congratulations posts posting pictures of Arshad Nadeem.

Nadeem secured his spot in the final by hitting the 86.59-meter mark in the qualifying round.

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Nadeem competed against, Neeraj Chopra from India, Jakub Vadlejch from Czechia, Anderson Peters from Grenada, Keshorn Walcott from Trinidad and Tobago, Lassi Etelätalo, Oliver Helander and Toni Keränen from Finland, Julian Weber from Germany, Julius Yego from Kenya, Andrian Mardare from Moldova and Luiz Mauricio da Silva from Brazil.

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Cricketers send best wishes to Arshad Nadeem

Pakistani cricket team’s captain Babar Azam wished Arshad Nadeem the best and asked the nation to pray for him to play well and win a medal.

Several Pakistani cricket team players including Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Naseem Shah, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, and Omar Gul are also hoping for Nadeem’s victory in the final and praying that Arshad Nadeem will bring the gold model home.

Former cricket star Waqar Younis said it’s a big day in Pakistani’s history and the whole nation must be proud and hope that Arshad Nadeem will win Pakistan a medal.

Misbah-ul-Haq said it is a great achievement for Arshad Nadeem to be in the final and wished him all the best.

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Pakistani student sketches Arshad Nadeem’s javelin throw

Ali Ahmed (23), a graduate of the Journalism Department of the School of Communication Studies, Punjab University sketched hero athlete Arshad Nadeem as a token of appreciation gesture.

Ali told SAMAA Digital that he was inspired by Nadeem's progress and sketched his iconic javelin throw pose hoping this scene will be moments of athlete Nadeem make history at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Arshad Nadeem Javelin throw records

Here is a detailed list of his records and achievements: In 2015: He began competing in javelin throw events.

2016

Scholarship: Received a scholarship from World Athletics, allowing him to train at the IAAF High Performance Training Centre in Mauritius.

2018

Asian Games: Finished 8th in the javelin throw event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, with a throw of 76.33 meters.

2019

South Asian Games: Won the gold medal at the South Asian Games in Kathmandu, Nepal, with a throw of 86.29 meters, setting a new national record.

2020

Training: Continued to train rigorously, aiming to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.

2021

Tokyo Olympics: Qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), where he made history by becoming the first Pakistani athlete to qualify for the final in javelin throw. He finished 5th in the final with a throw of 84.62 meters, setting a new personal and national best.

2022

World Athletics Championships: Competed in the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA, and finished 5th in the final with a throw of 86.16 meters, breaking his own national record.

Commonwealth Games: Won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK, with a throw of 90.18 meters, setting a new personal, national, and Commonwealth Games record.

2023

Asian Athletics Championships: Won the gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, with a throw of 85.16 meters.

Arshad Nadeem qualifies for javelin throw final