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RIYADH: Pakistan Javelin Ace added another feather to his cap by winning a gold medal at the sixth edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games here at the Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Stadium on Wednesday.
Arshad secured the gold with an 83.05 throw on his second attempt. The ace thrower did not have the best of starts as he hit the 74-meter mark in his first attempt and crossed the 80m barrier in the second attempt.
His fourth attempt yielded a 77.06m throw, while the fifth resulted in a foul. He finished his campaign with a 77.98m throw.
Meanwhile, another Pakistan athlete, Muhammad Yasir Sutlan, clinched silver with a 74.43m throw. Nigeria’s Samuel Kure bagged a bronze with 75.46m.
Apart from Arshad, no other participating athlete could cross the 80-meter mark in their six attempts. Yasir Sultan remained the second-best thrower, hitting a 76.04-meter mark in his final attempt.
Arshad Nadeem – 83.05m
Samuel Kure – 75.46m
Yasir Sultan – 74.43m
The men’s Javelin throw competition featured eight competitors from six countries, including Arshad Nadeem and Yasir Sultan from Pakistan.
Earlier, Pakistan’s Qudrat Ullah and Fatima Zahra clinched bronze medals after bowing out in the semi-finals of the boxing.
Qudrat clinched a Bronze medal in men’s 55kg boxing after suffering defeat from Egypt’s Amir Mohamed Farag Ahmed Kelany in the semi-final, whereas 19-year-old Fatima was also defeated by an Egyptian opponent in the semi-final.
Qudrat reached the semi-final after defeating Sudan’s Mohamed Othman 10-0 in the quarter-final. While Fatima crushed Algeria’s Hamda Melissa 5-0 in the 60kg quarter-final.
Besides this, Pakistan’s Arusha Saeed also secured a bronze medal in the women’s 57kg Kurash event. The victory marked Pakistan’s first accolade in the event.
For the unversed, the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games are currently held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from November 7 to 21, 2025, featuring athletes from across the Muslim world competing in a range of sports.
The games also marked a return to Saudi Arabia, which hosted the first edition in 2005 across the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, and Taif.
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