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Pakistan’s star javelin thrower and Olympic medalist Arshad Nadeem has been honoured with the prestigious Best Asian Athlete award by the Asian Athletics Association.
The award was presented during the Association’s meeting held in South Korea.
On this occasion, the Chairman of South Asian Athletics, Major General (R) Muhammad Akram Sahi, attended the event alongside the President of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan, Brigadier (R) Wajahat Hussain Sahi.
Secretary Colonel (R) Shah Jehan and Salman Iqbal Butt were also in attendance at the ceremony.
Arshad Nadeem announced on the social media platform X that he has received the accolade.
“Today, I was honoured to receive the ‘best male athlete of Asia’ award by Asian Athletics. I am humbled and recharged to give better performances,” the caption read.
Last year, Arshad Nadeem was awarded the second-highest civil award of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, by the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, for his ground-breaking performance in the Paris Olympics 2024.
For the unversed, Arshad Nadeem ended Pakistan’s 32-year medal drought in the Olympics and became the first-ever individual Olympic gold medalist from the country.
Before that, Pakistan last won a medal in the Olympics during the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona
In the javelin throw event, Arshad failed to make a mark in his first attempt, however, he made a remarkable recovery with 92.97m in his second attempt, a new Olympic record, which was eventually proved sufficient for him to secure the gold at the Paris Olympics.
Meanwhile, India’s Neeraj Chopra secured the silver medal with an 89.45m throw in his second attempt, while all of his other attempts were deemed as “No Throw”.
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