Pakistan’s star athlete and Olympic Gold medalist Arshad Nadeem was one of the seven sports personalities awarded Civil awards by the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari.
President Zardari, on the auspicious occasion of the 77th Independence of Pakistan, announced the conferment of civil awards to 104 Pakistanis and foreigners for their notable services and excellence in their respective fields.
The list features seven national sports persons, who brought glory to Pakistan.
As a result, star athlete Arshad Nadeem, who uplifted the nation by winning the Paris Olympics 2024 Gold medal in the Men’s Javelin Throw will be awarded Hilal-e-Imtiaz.
Nadeem not only won the country’s first-ever individual Olympic gold medal but also broke the all-time Olympic record with his 92.97m throw.
Moreover, the late renowned mountaineer Murad Sadpara will be posthumously awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz, in recognition of his astounding contributions towards mountaineering.
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Sadpara climbed several high peaks and was also responsible for recovering the body of late mountaineer Hassan Shigri from K2.
Murad Sadpara succumbed to death earlier this month as a result of a head injury, that he sustained on Broad Peak.
Meanwhile, Blind cricketer Amir Ashfaq will be awarded the Pride of Performance Award while Pakistan men’s hockey team captain Imad Shakeel Butt will be honoured with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.
Former squash player Maqsood Ahmed will be conferred with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz. Maqsood was a part of the Pakistan side that won the World Team Squash Championship twice.
Renowned off-road rally racer Nadir Magsi will also get the reward for his unmatched brilliance and sheer dominance in the sport as he will be awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz. Whereas, Kabaddi player Rehman Ishtiaq will also be conferred with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.
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